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Chargement... Close to Death: A Novel (A Hawthorne and Horowitz Mystery Book 5) (original 2024; édition 2024)par Anthony Horowitz (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreClose to Death par Anthony Horowitz (2024)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Mixed feelings about this novel. The Hawthorne series has been enjoyable - particularly the first few books but the later ones have had definite issues. This one has a time jump aspect and it just didn't work for me. It also meant that the whole author as Watson sidekick thing was mostly absent and that's what gives this series it's unique twist. I did like the conclusion though. It's cosy fun but the first books are better. ( ) Anthony Horowitz must be one of our most prolific current authors, seemingly able to write novels, plays and television scripts in huge numbers, without ever compromising quality. This latest book is another in the highly entertaining series featuring jaded former policeman Daniel Hawthorne and the author himself, as the former’s (frequently reluctant) sidekick. This time around, Horowitz tweaks the format slightly, and revisits an old case that Hawthorne had investigated several years ago, on that occasion assisted by a different sidekick. The plot centres on a gated community of properties in Richmond, in southwest London. One of the residents, with whom all the other residents had had occasion to row shortly beforehand, is murdered, shot through the neck by a crossbow bolt. While all the neighbours are initially considered to be suspects, one come to the fore as the owner of the crossbow that had been used. This suspicion seems to have been vindicated when he apparently commits suicide. The case is closed. Several years later, Horowitz is persuaded to look at the case more closely, and explores it further, although this time it is Hawthorne who is reluctant to delve more deeply. This is another well crafted and enjoyable novel, full of twists, and I didn’t spot the killer. The format seems to be coming under strain, and perhaps Horowitz is trying to move away from the Holmes and reluctant, resentful, Watson set-up of the earlier books. The introduction of an organisation behind Hawthorne alters the dynamic as well, diminishing his status and the power of his character. There are still mysteries to be solved about his background, but I no longer care. I did like the way the fiction of Hawthorne carries over into the Acknowledgements section. For me the biggest mystery is the map. Richmond is east of Petersham, not west. The Fox & Duck is a real pub on Petersham Road, so perhaps the arrow pointing west to Richmond is just to emphasise Riverview Close is not a real place and stop people from going out trying to find it. Or maybe it's some sort of in joke. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Thriller.
HTML: In New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz's ingenious fifth literary whodunnit in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series, Detective Hawthorne is once again called upon to solve an unsolvable case—a gruesome murder in an idyllic gated community in which suspects abound. Riverside Close is a picture-perfect community. The six exclusive and attractive houses are tucked far away from the noise and grime of city life, allowing the residents to enjoy beautiful gardens, pleasant birdsong, and tranquility from behind the security of a locked gate. It is the perfect idyll, until the Kentworthy family arrives, with their four giant, gas-guzzling cars, gaggle of shrieking children, and plans for a garish swimming pool in the backyard. Obvious outsiders, the Kentworthys do not belong in Riverside Close, and quickly offend every last one of the neighbors. When Giles Kentworthy is found dead on his own doorstep, a crossbow bolt sticking out of his chest, Detective Hawthorne is the only investigator they can call to solve the case. Because how do you solve a murder when everyone is a suspect? .Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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