Anthony Horowitz has don it again. The Twist of the Knife another fun, entertaining mystery novel that is written from his personal point of view as himself. He is again working with private detective Hawthorne and solving a murder. This time he is the the prime suspect.
The crossing of this line between author and character, between the novel and reality is so amazing and Horowitz stretches it as tight as he can and still stay on the tightrope. There are so many references to the real life he leads, writing novels and television scripts. He talks about his wife and coming back to the home they share. He mentions real people and characters in the book so seamlessly that I have to Google many references to see if they are real or imaginary.
The plot also is so much fun, a play he has written is opening on a London stage. The critics are in the audience on opening night and one even comes to the cast party at a restaurant after the show. The actors decide to have a nightcap back at the theatre before going home for the night. When the first negative review comes through everyone is upset. But one person is more upset than the others and the critic is found dead the next morning.
Horowitz is arrested when all the evidence points to him as the killer. After a night in jail he is finally able to convince Hawthorne to take the case and help him try to prove his innocence.
There are so many characters and all have very complicated backstories .. it gets more and more difficult to figure out who could have done it.
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