A Line to Kill is a strong, intriguing book in a creative series by an author who knows this genre well.
In short, Anthony Horowitz writes books for mystery lovers. His style and the inclusion of the author as a character is an entertaining step that opens up layers in the book (series). This is a fun way to play with the genre, and leads from the previous two novels.
As you read, questions mount, until the moment of reveal. An interesting story -- the author plays with points of view, and surprises the reader by the end. As always, Horowitz plays with expectations in innovative ways.
From the publisher: When ex-detective inspector Daniel Hawthorne and his sidekick, author Anthony Horowitz, are invited to an exclusive literary festival on Alderney, an idyllic island off the south coast of England, they don’t expect to find themselves in the middle of murder investigation - or to be trapped with a cold-blooded killer in a remote place with a murky, haunted past.
Arriving on Alderney, Hawthorne and Horowitz soon meet the festival’s other guests - an eccentric gathering that includes a best-selling children’s author, a French poet, a TV chef turned cookbook author, a blind psychic, and a war historian - along with a group of ornery locals embroiled in an escalating feud over a disruptive power line.
When a local grandee is found dead under mysterious circumstances, Hawthorne and Horowitz become embroiled in the case. The island is locked down, no one is allowed on or off, and it soon becomes horribly clear that a murderer lurks in their midst. But who?
Both a brilliant satire on the world of books and writers and an immensely enjoyable locked-room mystery, this audiobook is a triumph - a riddle of a story full of brilliant misdirection, beautifully set-out clues, and diabolically clever denouements.
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