A Line to Kill

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There has never been a murder on Alderney. It’s a tiny island, just three miles long and a mile and a half wide. The perfect location for a brand new literary festival. Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne has been invited to talk about his new book. The writer, Anthony Horowitz, travels with him. Very soon they discover that not all is as it should be. Alderney is in turmoil over a planned power line that will cut through it, desecrating a war cemetery and turning neighbour against neighbour. The visiting authors – including a blind medium, a French performance poet and a celebrity chef – seem to be harbouring any number of unpleasant secrets. When the festival’s wealthy sponsor is found brutally killed, Alderney goes into lockdown and Hawthorne knows that 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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‘EASILY THE GREATEST OF OUR CRIME WRITERS’

Sunday Times

***BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MOONFLOWER MURDERS***

‘The murders are elaborate, the clues opaque and the mystery seemingly unsolvable, until Hawthorne steps in with customary aplomb and explains all. As a mystery, this book is immensely satisfying. But as a meta-story – an extravagant, knowing satire … knowing send-up of the author himself; and a homage to the Golden Age of mystery – it is pure delight.’ NEW YORK TIMES

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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‘This is crime fiction as dazzling entertainment’ SUNDAY 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
‘My favourite literary hero at the moment is Anthony Horowitz’ SHARI LAPENA

Additional information

Weight 0.266 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 2.3 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

375

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K