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Close to Death
Hawthorne (Related to this series)
- Author
- Anthony Horowitz
- Narrator
- Rory Kinnear
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Publish Date
- 11 April 2024
- Run Time
- 9 hours 12 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 reviews)
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What to expect
Brought to you by Penguin.
A Sunday Times bestseller
How do you solve a murder... when everyone has the same motive? From global bestselling Anthony Horowitz, a brilliantly entertaining mystery in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series.
Richmond Upon Thames is one of the most desirable areas to live in London. And Riverview Close - a quiet, gated community – seems to offer its inhabitants the perfect life.
At least it does until Giles Kenworthy moves in with his wife and noisy children, his four gas-guzzling cars, his loud parties and his plans for a new swimming pool in his garden.
His neighbours all have a reason to hate him and are soon up in arms.
When Kenworthy is shot dead with a crossbow bolt through his neck, all of them come under suspicion and his murder opens the door to lies, deception and further death.
The police are baffled. Reluctantly, they call in former Detective Daniel Hawthorne. But even he is faced with a seemingly impossible puzzle.
How do you solve a murder when everyone has the same motive?
‘Anthony Horowitz is easily the greatest of our crime writers’ Sunday Times
‘Sheer genius … A joy from start to finish’ Independent
'The master of the mystery' Style
'The king of the clever whodunnit' Good Housekeeping
'Gloriously artificial, improbable, and ingenious. Fans of both versions of Horowitz will rejoice.’ Kirkus Reviews
'‘An absolutely engrossing tale ... Kudos to anyone who can figure this one out!’ Starred Booklist
©2024 Anthony Horowitz (P)2024 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
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(CLOSE TO DEATH is one of) the five best murder mystery novels of all time
Lucy Foley
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Easily the greatest of our crime writers
Sunday Times
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[Horowitz is] a master puppeteer
The Times
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'A clever murder mystery…playful and twisty. Nobody does this crime fiction better than Anthony Horowitz
Crime Time FM
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Spectacularly good fun, wickedly clever, with a pinch of the macabre, this is everything you could wish for from one of our top crime writers
The Sun
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I had a great time with Close to Death by our best living thriller writer, Anthony Horowitz. Set in a gated Richmond enclave, it combines endless narrative surprises with sharp observation of the professional classes
Michael Billington
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Turns the closed-circle mystery inside out
New York Journal of Books
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The master of the mystery
Style
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The king of the clever whodunnit
Good Housekeeping
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An excellent entertaining thriller
The Afterword
User Reviews
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Details
- Author
- Anthony Horowitz
- Narrator
- Rory Kinnear
- Duration
- 9 hours 12 minutes
- Release Date
- 11 April 2024
- ISBN
- 9781804948071
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Genre
- Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime and / or mystery fiction
- Rating
- 5.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 5.0(2 reviews)
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.A Sunday Times bestsellerHow do you solve a murder... when everyone has the same motive? From global bestselling Anthony Horowitz, a brilliantly entertaining mystery in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series.Richmond Upon Thames is one of the most desirable areas to live in London. And Riverview Close - a quiet, gated community – seems to offer its inhabitants the perfect life.At least it does until Giles Kenworthy moves in with his wife and noisy children, his four gas-guzzling cars, his loud parties and his plans for a new swimming pool in his garden.His neighbours all have a reason to hate him and are soon up in arms.When Kenworthy is shot dead with a crossbow bolt through his neck, all of them come under suspicion and his murder opens the door to lies, deception and further death.The police are baffled. Reluctantly, they call in former Detective Daniel Hawthorne. But even he is faced with a seemingly impossible puzzle.How do you solve a murder when everyone has the same motive?‘Anthony Horowitz is easily the greatest of our crime writers’ Sunday Times‘Sheer genius … A joy from start to finish’ Independent'The master of the mystery' Style'The king of the clever whodunnit' Good Housekeeping'Gloriously artificial, improbable, and ingenious. Fans of both versions of Horowitz will rejoice.’ Kirkus Reviews'‘An absolutely engrossing tale ... Kudos to anyone who can figure this one out!’ Starred Booklist©2024 Anthony Horowitz (P)2024 Penguin Audio
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