Close to Death A Novel

<p><b>* AVAILABLE ONLY WHILE STOCKS LAST - THE SPECIAL COLLECTOR''S EDITION: features a gold foiled design underneath the dust jacket and is exclusive to the first print run in the UK only *<br> <br> <i>How do you solve a murder... when everyone has the same motive?</i></b> From global bestselling Anthony Horowitz, a brilliantly entertaining new mystery in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series.<br> <br> ''Easily <b>the greatest of our crime writers</b>'' <i>Sunday Times</i><br> ''[Horowitz is] a <b>master puppeteer</b>'' <i>The Times</i><br> <b>''Incredible plotting, richly layered</b> and <b>wonderfully intricate.</b> I inhaled it'' Liz Nugent<br> ''A clever murder mystery...<b>playful and twisty.</b> Nobody does this crime fiction better than Anthony Horowitz'' <i>Crime Time FM</i><br> ''<b>Spectacularly good fun</b>, wickedly <b>clever</b>, with a pinch of the macabre, this is <b>everything you could wish for</b> from one of our top crime writers.'' <i>The Sun</i><br> ''Another <b>delightful outing with Hawthorne and Horowitz</b>. Each one is more inventive than the last. Keep them coming!'' Shari Lapena<br> ''Anthony Horowitz is a national treasure. <i>Close to Death</i> is <b>his best book yet</b>, a perfect combination of Agatha Christie and P.D. James'' <b>Ragnar Jónasson</b><br> <b><i>_____________</i></b><br> <br> <b>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.</b><br> <br> 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.<br> <br> His neighbours all have a reason to hate him and are soon up in arms.<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> The police are baffled. Reluctantly, they call in former Detective Daniel Hawthorne. But even he is faced with a seemingly impossible puzzle.<br> <br> <b>How do you solve a murder when everyone has the same motive?<br> _____________<br> <br> Readers cannot get enough of Close to Death . . .<br> <br> ***** ''</b>All said and done, this book was <b>yet another hole in one</b> thanks to the virtuoso-like skill of Mr. Horowitz himself.''<br> <b>***** ''</b>Wow, this has got to be my favourite detective series ever! It''s <b>Agatha Christie on steroids!''<br> ***** ''</b>I had <b>so much fun</b> reading this book.''<br> <b>***** ''</b>Horowitz switches up the format, keeping this series <b>fresh</b>, and delivers yet <b>another outstanding tale</b>. I loved it.''<br> <b>*****</b> ''Honestly, the <b>best crime read in a long time.''<br> _____________<br> <br> More love for Close to Death . . .</b><br> <br> ''The mystery is <b>inventive, elegant</b> and <b>smart</b>'' <i>The Telegraph</i><br> ''<b>Sheer genius</b> ... A joy from start to finish'' <i>Independent</i><br> ''<b>Whodunnit heaven</b>'' <i>Financial Times<br> ''</i>An absolutely engrossing tale ... <b>Kudos to anyone who can figure this one out!''</b> <i>Starred Booklist</i><br> ''An <b>exceedingly entertaining</b> and inventive <b>mixture of humour and suspense.''</b> <i>Wall Street Journal</i><br> <i>''</i><b>Gloriously artificial, improbable, and ingenious.</b> Fans of both versions of Horowitz will rejoice.'' <i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br> <b>''Turns the closed-circle mystery inside out''</b> <i>New York Journal of Books</i><br> ''The <b>master</b> of the <b>mystery</b>'' <i>Style</i><br> ''The <b>king</b> of the clever whodunnit'' <i>Good Housekeeping</i><br> ''A delirious concoction that transplants a <b>Christie-style mystery into the present</b>'' <i>Crime Time</i><br> ''An <b>excellent entertaining</b> thriller'' <i>The Afterword</i><br> <br> <br> <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller, April 2024</p>