Close to Death
How do you solve a murder … when everyone has the same motive? (Hawthorne, 5)
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Narrated by:
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Rory Kinnear
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Anthony Horowitz
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Brought to you by Penguin.
A Sunday Times bestseller
How do you solve a murder... when everyone has the same motive? From global bestselling Anthony Horowitz, a brilliantly entertaining mystery in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series.
Richmond 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.
At 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.
His neighbours all have a reason to hate him and are soon up in arms.
When 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.
The police are baffled. Reluctantly, they call in former Detective Daniel Hawthorne. But even he is faced with a seemingly impossible puzzle.
How do you solve a murder when everyone has the same motive?
‘Anthony Horowitz is easily the greatest of our crime writers’ Sunday Times
‘Sheer genius … A joy from start to finish’ Independent
'The master of the mystery' Style
'The king of the clever whodunnit' Good Housekeeping
'Gloriously artificial, improbable, and ingenious. Fans of both versions of Horowitz will rejoice.’ Kirkus Reviews
'‘An absolutely engrossing tale ... Kudos to anyone who can figure this one out!’ Starred Booklist
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- Gillian Foster
- 21-04-2024
Brilliant
loved this latest Hawthorn murder mystery. I'm never disappointed when I listen. The plot was complicated and clever and Rory Kinnear's performance is the cherry on the top
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- Sarah
- 21-04-2024
Best in the series so far!
Love this series, but this is my favorite so far. A real 'whodunit '. ... and Anthony is right , the narrator is brilliant. Looking forward to the next book.
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- Katy Brooks
- 25-04-2024
A different approach, worked well in the series
I love these books, I love the way Anthony Horowitz plays with the convention by inserting himself into the story. I’m so invested in these books!
This story took a different approach but that was welcome as it was able to show us more of Hawthorn’s past. Can’t wait for the next one, I’m fascinated to how he’s going to come up with interesting ways to keep the story going.
And Rory Kinnear is excellent.
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- Lexi
- 29-04-2024
Love!!! Always the best!!
Omg so good!! Such a great addition to the much loved series, always keeps me entertained and guessing till the end! Can’t wait for the next 7 books in the series!! Hope they don’t take so long, can’t wait :-)
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- Christine
- 10-05-2024
A Real Gem
Another brilliant book from Anthony Horowitz. He has such a ‘novel’ approach to his stories and he is so clever. I think this was one of my favourite Hawthorne books. The narration by Rory Kinnear is wonderful, apart from the Australian accent!
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-06-2024
The excellent reading.
Changing from past to present and all the different strands of the story, very entertaining.
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- PL
- 28-07-2024
Good story,well narrated
A good plot with no unhelpful triggers making it a great insomnia companion. The narration was well modulated while not too bouncy to interrupt sleep.
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- mgle
- 25-08-2024
A retrospective Case
I love the Hawthorne books and this narrator, this one was another win for me.
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- David
- 03-09-2024
Little reality
The twists, the dead ends, the intrigue. It was certainly not a pleasure but one of those things to both like and hate in the same breath. It stretches the imagination, and like one of the main characters-of chess grand master design, scheming. This book will challenge the grey matter to persist against the usual norms to arrive at some kind of conclusion.
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- Peter Gray
- 14-04-2024
Hawthorn Outsmarted??
A much more complex plot than previous Hawthorn stories but riveting nonetheless. As I listened to it I frequently wondered how it would end; when I got there I wasn’t disappointed.
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