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A Line to Kill
Oct 6, 2024 8:20 PM

Author:Anthony Horowitz

A Line to Kill

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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

'A golden-age whodunnit on steroids' Kirkus Reviews

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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 . . .

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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.'

Reviews

Tick Tock is an unnervingly plausible and scintillatingly paced thriller

—— Radio Times

Thrilling

—— Shots Magazine

Cracking

—— Peterborough Telegraph

The characters are well observed, the dialogue effortless and the twists and turns never-ending

—— Daily Mail

Mayo spools out his many twists and turns skillfully. A slice of scary, escapist fun

—— Observer

Cleverly and credibly, Mayo turns his medical thriller into something of a spy thriller...[the] dialogue is a joy throughout

—— Sunday Times

Another sure fire hit, we expect excellence from McAllister and she delivers

—— ADELE PARKS

A gasp-inducing twist we wager you won't see coming, a whip-smart, fast-paced plot, this crime thriller will leave you breathless

—— Sunday Post

Another masterpiece from the queen of the emotional thriller. This book has one of the best twists I've ever come across. It's a super-smart detective story, a gripping missing-person thriller and a powerful mother-daughter drama, all rolled into one beautiful novel

—— Beth O'Leary

A deftly plotted police procedural with a shocking twist

—— Red

An impossible dilemma . . . will keep you gripped

—— Best

Another fantastic, gripping McAllister read, ideal for the summer weeks ahead.

—— Glamour

An involving, cracking story, filled with tension

—— Literary Review

The new queen of the what-would-you-do crime thriller is back with a tightly-plotted and twist-packed tale which will send your head spinning and have you asking how far you would go to protect your child. Be prepared to read it twice and kick yourself [for] the clever clues you missed the first time round!

—— Ellery Lloyd, bestselling author of The Club

[An] intricately plotted, unexpected thriller

—— Good Housekeeping

A chilling mystery

—— i paper

Jaw-droppingly good

—— Sun on Sunday

That. Twist. You will gasp out loud and question everything you've read so far... with Just Another Missing Person, Gillian McAllister has secured her crown as the queen of the mind-bending plot twist.

—— HOLLY SEDDON

Ingenuously plotted

—— Guardian

Praise for Wrong Place, Wrong Time

—— -

It's perfection, every word, every moment. A masterpiece . . . I had my mind blown apart. After I finished it I sat with my mouth hanging open in awe. One of the best books I've ever read

—— Lisa Jewell

A spellbinding 'whydunnit'. A novel with a difference. Richly layered

—— Sunday Times

It's absolutely AMAZING. The plot is astonishing - original and ingenious

—— Marian Keyes

Extraordinary and Sinister. The mystery overlaps with blackmail and revenge in a dark and convoluted plot that takes the breath away.

—— Daily Mail

A stunning, clever and ingeniously plotted thriller with jaw-dropping gasp out loud twists

—— The Sunday Express

In his new thriller, Robert Harris wrests [a] fascinating period back from its unjust oblivion, showing how closely its complex landscape of constitutional crises and Puritan politics played out in new unregulated media resonates with us today

—— The Critic

Harris, deft as ever, weaves a hefty amount of historical fact into the narrative, politics, religion, colonial life, family ties - as well as themes of forgiveness and reconciliation. Underneath it all though is the remorseless and building propulsion of hunter and prey

—— New Statesman

A drama so involving and nerve-wracking, you can barely turn the pages fast enough. Historic!

—— Saga Magazine

Another fantastic piece of historical fiction from Robert Harris, immaculately researched and utterly believable

—— IPU Review

A gripping thriller and a timely reminder of the dangers of a deeply divided and intolerant society

—— The Shropshire Magazine

The book excels in its stunning recreation of the landscape of America... Harris proves himself to be masterful at this and it gives the book a vibrant memorability

—— New Statesman

Few writers combine history, politics and excitement of a thriller as enthrallingly as Robert Harris does.

—— Sunday Times

What Harris does here is nothing short of masterful.

—— Irish Times

Harris displays an impressive grasp of the historical context without taxing his readers by showing his 'workings'.

—— Church Times

Based on real and fascinating history, this is Robert Harris's best since An Officer and a Spy

—— The Times

Pacy and tense, and the pungently evoked past offers up some shrewd present-day parallels

—— Mail on Sunday

An absolutely stunning historical novel and a ripping crime thriller at the same time. I've been recommending it far and wide and buying it for people for Christmas!

—— Dead Good

The best historical fiction combines a gripping plot with meticulous research - leaving the reader inspired to learn more about the real-life protagonists. And the latest release from Robert Harris once more proves his mastery of the genre

—— Soldier

I loved Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris, which achieves the astonishing feat of taking 17th-century events and people and telling their stories in 21st-century language without a single seam showing

—— Ben Macintyre , The Times

Thrilling

—— Gregory Doran , The Times

This is a novel that asks big historical questions. You could read it as a pure thriller, and it is one of Harris's most compellingly paced to date. You could read it as a piece of intelligent historical immersion. I think it is more; I think it is his best novel since Fatherland.

—— Sunday Times

It's a belter.

—— The Times

If only all historical thrillers could be this entertaining.

—— Observer

In this tense and beautifully written account of the ensuing manhunt, Harris brings sympathy to characters on either side of the civil war that divided a nation.

—— Daily Mail

A brainy, compulsive page-turner.

—— Daily Telegraph

A violent, gripping, globetrotting chase thriller

—— Daily Mirror

He’s my go-to person that I know will keep me entertained

—— Jane Garvey

[A] rich, propulsive novel

—— Sunday Times
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