Death,deception,and a detective with quite a lot to hide stalk the pages of Anthony Horowitz's brilliant new murder mystery,the second in the bestselling series starring Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne.
You shouldn't be here. It's too late...
These,heard over the phone,were the last recorded words of successful celebrity-divorce lawyer Richard Pryce,found bludgeoned to death in his bachelor pad with a bottle of wine - a 1982 Chateau Lafite worth ,000,to be precise.
Odd,considering he didn't drink. Why this bottle And why those words And why was a three-digit number painted on the wall by the killer And,most importantly,which of the man's many,many enemies did the deed
Baffled,the police are forced to bring in Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne and his sidekick,the author Anthony,who's really getting rather good at this murder investigation business. But as Hawthorne takes on the case with characteristic relish,it becomes clear that he,too,has secrets to hide. As our reluctant narrator becomes ever more embroiled in the case,he realises that these secrets must be exposed - even at the risk of death...
Publisher: CornerstoneISBN: 9781784757533Number of pages: 400Weight: 277 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 24 mm
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'Anthony Horowitz gets away with murder in all sorts of ways and emerges triumphant...but never mind the details; count the laughs'- Marcel Berlins
'This is crime fiction as dazzling entertainment,sustained by writing as skilfully light-footed as Fred Astaire'- The Sunday Times
'A crime story that keeps you up into the small hours... a page-turning mystery'- Metro
'With its teasing mix of real and fictional characters,Horowitz's fast-paced novel remains tantalising to the final page'- The Daily Mail
Anthony Horowitz
One of Britain's bestselling novelists,Anthony Horowitz's best-known work includes: the Alex Rider teen spy series,the new Sherlock Holmes novels House of Silk and Moriarty,the new James Bond series novel Trigger Mortis and Forever and a Day,The Word is Murder and The Magpie Murders.
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