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Close to Death

How do you solve a murder … when everyone has the same motive? (Hawthorne, 5)

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Close to Death

By: Anthony Horowitz
Narrated by: Rory Kinnear
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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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Critic Reviews

(CLOSE TO DEATH is one of) the five best murder mystery novels of all time
Easily the greatest of our crime writers
[Horowitz is] a master puppeteer
'A clever murder mystery…playful and twisty. Nobody does this crime fiction better than Anthony Horowitz
Spectacularly good fun, wickedly clever, with a pinch of the macabre, this is everything you could wish for from one of our top crime writers
Turns the closed-circle mystery inside out
The master of the mystery
The king of the clever whodunnit
An excellent entertaining thriller
Gloriously artificial, improbable, and ingenious. Fans of both versions of Horowitz will rejoice
All stars
Most relevant
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.

Hawthorn Outsmarted??

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Another great book in the Hawthorne series. Twists and turns at every corner - highly recommend!

Love the Hawthorne series

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Another bonzer book in the Hawthorne series. The jumping between past & present and real life & fiction was really well done and makes the book stand out from other murder mystery books. The characters are written in a way that I never lost track of who was who. Gripping from start to finish.

Top story, top performance.

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Another captivating story in the Hawthorne series and can’t wait for the next one. A look so, compelling narration by Rory Kinnear makes for a most enjoyable experience.

Captivating

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Loved this as I do of all Anthony Howowiz books. The unfolding
Who dunnit murder story with Hawthorn back in the scheme of things who comes across as an unfeeling being, however narration at its best keeping the listener engaged easy to follow at moments and got to know ‘the neighbours’ like they were yours. Interesting characters highly recommend for light reading.

Twist in the tale

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