The twist of a knife / Anthony Horowitz.
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TextSeries: Horowitz, Anthony, Hawthorne and Horowitz mystery ; bk. 4.Publisher: Leicester [England] : Ulverscroft, Charnwood, 2023Edition: Large print editionDescription: 330 pages (large print) ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781444850697Subject(s): Vaudeville Theatre (London, England) -- Fiction | Hawthorne, Daniel (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Theater critics -- Fiction | Serial murder investigation -- Fiction | London (England) -- FictionGenre/Form: Detective and mystery fiction. | Large type books. Summary: In an awkward meeting, author Anthony Horowitz finishes his writing partnership with former police detective Daniel Hawthorne. He's had his fill of following Hawthorne around on investigations, and his play MINDGAME is about to open at the famous Vaudeville Theatre in the Strand. Not surprisingly, Hawthorne declines to be in the audience. MINDGAME is savagely reviewed by SUNDAY TIMES critic Harriet Throsby. The next day, Throsby is stabbed in the heart with an ornamental dagger: a weapon belonging to Anthony, which has his fingerprints all over it. Arrested by his old enemy Detective Inspector Cara Grunshaw, thrown into prison, and brutally interrogated, Anthony is the prime suspect in Throsby's murder. When a second theatre critic dies in mysterious circumstances, the net closes in. Ever more desperate, the playwright realises that only one man can help him. But will Hawthorne take the call?
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In an awkward meeting, author Anthony Horowitz finishes his writing partnership with former police detective Daniel Hawthorne. He's had his fill of following Hawthorne around on investigations, and his play MINDGAME is about to open at the famous Vaudeville Theatre in the Strand. Not surprisingly, Hawthorne declines to be in the audience. MINDGAME is savagely reviewed by SUNDAY TIMES critic Harriet Throsby. The next day, Throsby is stabbed in the heart with an ornamental dagger: a weapon belonging to Anthony, which has his fingerprints all over it. Arrested by his old enemy Detective Inspector Cara Grunshaw, thrown into prison, and brutally interrogated, Anthony is the prime suspect in Throsby's murder. When a second theatre critic dies in mysterious circumstances, the net closes in. Ever more desperate, the playwright realises that only one man can help him. But will Hawthorne take the call?
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