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a locked room mystery from the Sunday Times bestselling author

On a small island, everyone's a suspect ... 
 
Private Investigator, Daniel Hawthorne, and Anthony Horowitz have been invited to a literary festival on Alderney to talk about their new book. 
 
They find the island in turmoil over a planned power line that is turning neighbour against neighbour. And the visiting authors seem to be harbouring any number of personal secrets. 
 
When the festival's wealthy sponsor is brutally murdered, Alderney goes into lock-down. 
 
With no one allowed on or off the island, Hawthorne knows he doesn't have to look too far for suspects. 
 
But the killer is still on the island. And there's about to be a second death ... 
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'EASILY THE GREATEST OF OUR CRIME WRITERS' Sunday Times 
 
'Witty, wry, clever, a fabulous detective story and perfect summer reading' KATE MOSSE 
 
'Funny, intriguing, thrilling and thought-provoking: a marvellous mystery' ADAM HAMDY 
 
'My favourite literary hero at the moment is Anthony Horowitz' SHARI LAPENA

By the global bestselling author, Anthony Horowitz, the third novel in his acclaimed Hawthorne and Horowitz series. The Russian mafia, a strange religious order and not one but two murders - stand by for a hugely enjoyable, twisty turny read. 
 
'EASILY THE GREATEST OF OUR CRIME WRITERS' Sunday Times 
'A homage to the Golden Age of mystery - it is pure delight' New York Times 
'Witty, wry, clever, a fabulous detective story and perfect summer reading' Kate Mosse 
'Funny, intriguing, thrilling and thought-provoking: a marvellous mystery' Adam Hamdy 
‘An absolutely wonderful writer’ Richard Osman 
 
 
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Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne and the writer Anthony Horowitz have been invited to a literary festival on the island of Alderney to talk about their new book . . . 
 
Very soon they discover that dark forces are at work. 
 
Alderney is in turmoil over a planned power line that will cut through it, desecrating a war cemetery and turning neighbour against neighbour. 
 
And the visiting authors seem to be harbouring any number of unpleasant secrets. 
 
When the festival's wealthy sponsor is found brutally murdered, Alderney goes into lockdown and Hawthorne knows he doesn't have to look too far for suspects. There's no escape. The killer is still on the island. 
 
And there's about to be a second death . . . 
______________ 
 
Readers can't get enough of Hawthorne and Horowitz ... 
 
***** 'I loved this smartly written whodunit, but it's the characters of Hawthorne and Horowitz that have completely won me over.' 
 
***** 'A Line to Kill was a very clever, suspenseful and compelling murder mystery that I thoroughly enjoyed ' 
 
***** 'This is a worthy addition to this highly addictive series, and I can't wait to begin the next installment.' 
 
***** 'Engaging, fun banter between Horowitz and Hawthorne, double deception, locked room mystery, multiple suspects that all have a motive, and someone with murder in their eyes.'

A Line to Kill

a locked room mystery from the Sunday Times bestselling author

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