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OverviewPassion, deception, an unexplained death and a detective with quite a lot to hide lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitz's brilliant new murder mystery, the second in the bestselling series starring Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne. Secrets can kill. Smooth-tongued divorce lawyer Richard Price is bludgeoned to death at his London home. Scrawled on the wall beside the body- the number 182. What does it mean? And who was at his front door just minutes before he died and while he was still talking on the phone? Confronted with this most baffling of mysteries, the police are forced to turn to private investigator Daniel Hawthorne. _____________ 'EASILY THE GREATEST OF OUR CRIME WRITERS'Sunday Times 'My favourite literary hero at the moment is Anthony Horowitz' Shari Lapena 'Pure pleasure for readers ... A must-read delight.' WALL STREET JOURNAL 'Sheer genius ... A joy from start to finish' INDEPENDENT Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anthony HorowitzPublisher: Cornerstone Imprint: Arrow Books Ltd Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.280kg ISBN: 9781784757533ISBN 10: 1784757535 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 24 September 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAnthony 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 * Sunday Times Crime Club, Star Pick * A crime story that keeps you up into the small hours... a page-turning mystery * Metro * Clever * Good Housekeeping * One of the most creative writers in the country today * Jeremy Vine * 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 * Sunday Times Crime Club, Star Pick * 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 * Daily Mail * Clever * Good Housekeeping * This is crime fiction as dazzling entertainment, sustained by writing as skilfully light-footed as Fred Astaire * Sunday Times Crime Club, Star Pick * A crime story that keeps you up into the small hours... a page-turning mystery * Metro * Clever * Good Housekeeping * One of the most creative writers in the country today * Jeremy Vine * Anthony Horowitz gets away with murder in all sorts of ways and emerges triumphant * The Times, Books of the Year * Author InformationAnthony Horowitz is responsible for creating and writing some of the UK's most loved and successful TV series, including Midsomer Murders and Foyle's War. He is the author of the teen spy series, Alex Rider, which has sold more than twenty million copies worldwide. He has been widely praised for his murder mysteries which began with two highly acclaimed Sherlock Holmes novels and continued with the bestselling Hawthorne series in which he appears as the former detective's hapless sidekick. In January 2022 he was awarded a CBE for his services to literature. His novel, Magpie Murders, was made into a BBC drama starring Lesley Manville as editor Susan Ryeland. The sequel, Moonflower Murders, also starring Lesley Manville, was a BBC drama in 2024. Marble Hall Murders continues the story... Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |