Two book recommendations in one week? Go figure. This one is part of a series that I have enjoyed by Anthony Horowitz. It features a fictional version of himself and a rough former detective Hawthorne.
Here is the Goodreads Synopsis:
The Word is Murder, the first book in the Hawthorne series, is about to be made into a major feature film.
The actors have been cast, the script written, and filming has already started in Hastings.
But when Hawthorne and Anthony visit the set, they find a far from happy family.
The director’s pretentious, the screenwriter’s an eco-warrior, the two stars hate each other, and the producer has run out of money.
And things are about to get much, much worse.
In the middle of shooting, the actor playing Hawthorne is stabbed – which leaves the real Hawthorne with no choice. He has to step in and investigate his own murder.
Because the killer may not have got the right man. Was it Hawthorne himself who was meant to be the target?
A Deadly Episode is a wild ride through a world that the author knows only too well, and the most personal case Hawthorne has had to deal with so far.
All in all, I enjoyed revisiting these characters. Horowitz does such a great job expanding on characters with each story. I started reading this one and then the audio book became available and I finished it that way. The narrator was a good one and I felt it made the book more enjoyable.
He is one of the best mystery writers and worth a read.
4 out of 5 stars
