The Twist of a Knife

The play is panned by the critics. In particular, Sunday Times critic Margaret Throsby gives it a savage review, focusing on the writing. The next day, Throsby is stabbed in the heart with an ornamental dagger that turns out to belong to Anthony and has his fingerprints all over it.

Anthony is arrested by an old enemy, Detective Inspector Cara Grunshaw. She still carries a grudge against him because she failed to solve the case described in The Sentence Is Death. Grunshaw blames Anthony for her failure, and now she’s out for revenge. As the prime suspect in Throsby’s murder, Anthony is thrown in prison, where he fears for both his personal future and his writing career. When a second theatre critic is found dead under mysterious circumstances, the net closes in. Ever more desperate, Anthony realizes that only one man can help him. But will Hawthorne take his call?

Author: Anthony Horowitz

Publisher: Harper Perennial

Released Date: 2023

ISBN: 9781443459143