Hawthorne and Horowitz Mysteries Series by Anthony Horowitz 6 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback

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Did she recognise her killer?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnter Daniel Hawthorne, a detective with a genius for solving crimes and an ability to hold secrets very close. With him is his writing partner, Anthony Horowitz Together they\u003cbr\u003ewill set out to solve this most puzzling of mysteries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat neither of them know is that they are about to embark on a dark and dangerous journey where the twists and turns are as unexpected as they are bloody.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sentence is Death\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecrets Can Kill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmooth-tongued divorce lawyer Richard Pryce is bludgeoned to death at his London home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScrawled on the wall beside the body: the number 182.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat does it mean? And who was it at his front door just minutes before he died and while he was still talking on the phone?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConfronted with the most baffling of mysteries, the police are forced to turn to disgraced private investigator Daniel Hawthorne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the death toll rises, Hawthorne confronts a tangle of secrets while at the same time doing everything he can to conceal his own past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Line to Kill\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrivate 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery soon they discover that dark forces are at work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlderney is in turmoil over a planned power line that will cut through it, desecrating a war cemetery and turning neighbour against neighbour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd the visiting authors seem to be harbouring any number of unpleasant secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd there's about to be a second death . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Twist of a Knife\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Our deal is over.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is what reluctant author Anthony Horowitz tells ex-detective Daniel Hawthorne in an awkward encounter. The truth is that Anthony has other things on his mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis new play 'Mindgame' is about to open at London's Vaudeville theatre, and on opening night, Sunday Times critic Harriet Throsby gives the play a savage review.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe next morning she is found dead, stabbed in the heart with an ornamental dagger that has only one set of finger prints on it. Anthony's.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnthony is arrested, charged with Throsby's murder, and thrown into prison.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlone and increasingly desperate, he realises only one man can help him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut will Hawthorne take his call?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9781784757236\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClose to Death \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichmond 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis neighbours all have a reason to hate him and are soon up in arms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe police are baffled. Reluctantly, they call in former Detective Daniel Hawthorne. But even he is faced with a seemingly impossible puzzle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow do you solve a murder when everyone has the same motive?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Deadly Episode\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eHow do you investigate your own murder…?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe good news is that The Word is Murder, the first book in the Hawthorne series, is being turned into a major feature film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bad news is that the director is pretentious, the two stars hate each other, and the producer has run out of money.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd things are about to get much worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the middle of shooting, the actor playing Hawthorne is stabbed – which leaves the real Hawthorne with no choice. He has to step in and investigate his own murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the killer may not have got the right man. 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The Word Is Murder\u003cbr\u003e2. The Sentence is Death\u003cbr\u003e3. A Line to Kill\u003cbr\u003e4. The Twist of a Knife\u003cbr\u003e5. Close to Death\u003cbr\u003e6. A Deadly Episode\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Word Is Murder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA woman is strangled six hours after organising her own funeral.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDid she know she was going to die? Did she recognise her killer?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnter Daniel Hawthorne, a detective with a genius for solving crimes and an ability to hold secrets very close. With him is his writing partner, Anthony Horowitz Together they\u003cbr\u003ewill set out to solve this most puzzling of mysteries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat neither of them know is that they are about to embark on a dark and dangerous journey where the twists and turns are as unexpected as they are bloody.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sentence is Death\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecrets Can Kill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmooth-tongued divorce lawyer Richard Pryce is bludgeoned to death at his London home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScrawled on the wall beside the body: the number 182.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat does it mean? And who was it at his front door just minutes before he died and while he was still talking on the phone?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConfronted with the most baffling of mysteries, the police are forced to turn to disgraced private investigator Daniel Hawthorne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the death toll rises, Hawthorne confronts a tangle of secrets while at the same time doing everything he can to conceal his own past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Line to Kill\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrivate 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery soon they discover that dark forces are at work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlderney is in turmoil over a planned power line that will cut through it, desecrating a war cemetery and turning neighbour against neighbour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd the visiting authors seem to be harbouring any number of unpleasant secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd there's about to be a second death . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Twist of a Knife\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Our deal is over.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is what reluctant author Anthony Horowitz tells ex-detective Daniel Hawthorne in an awkward encounter. The truth is that Anthony has other things on his mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis new play 'Mindgame' is about to open at London's Vaudeville theatre, and on opening night, Sunday Times critic Harriet Throsby gives the play a savage review.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe next morning she is found dead, stabbed in the heart with an ornamental dagger that has only one set of finger prints on it. Anthony's.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnthony is arrested, charged with Throsby's murder, and thrown into prison.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlone and increasingly desperate, he realises only one man can help him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut will Hawthorne take his call?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9781784757236\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClose to Death \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichmond 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis neighbours all have a reason to hate him and are soon up in arms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe police are baffled. Reluctantly, they call in former Detective Daniel Hawthorne. But even he is faced with a seemingly impossible puzzle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow do you solve a murder when everyone has the same motive?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Deadly Episode\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eHow do you investigate your own murder…?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe good news is that The Word is Murder, the first book in the Hawthorne series, is being turned into a major feature film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bad news is that the director is pretentious, the two stars hate each other, and the producer has run out of money.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd things are about to get much worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the middle of shooting, the actor playing Hawthorne is stabbed – which leaves the real Hawthorne with no choice. He has to step in and investigate his own murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the killer may not have got the right man. Was it Hawthorne himself who was meant to be the target?\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e"}