A Deadly Episode

<p><b>The unputdownable new murder mystery in the <i>Sunday Times </i>bestselling detective series, from the award-winning author of <i>Magpie Murders </i>and <i>Close to Death</i>.</b></p><p> Easily the<b> greatest of our crime writers</b> <i>Sunday Times</i><Br>'My <b>favourite Hawthorne yet. Utterly brilliant</b>, and<b> a complete treat' </b>Lucy Foley <Br> An absolutely <b>wonderful</b> writer Richard Osman<Br>____________</p><p><b>How do you investigate your own murder ? </b></p><p>The good news is that <i>The Word is Murder,</i> the first book in the Hawthorne series, is being turned into a major feature film.</p><p>The bad news is that the director is pretentious, the two stars hate each other, and the producer has run out of money.</p><p>And things are about to get much worse.</p><p>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.</p><p><b>Because the killer may not have got the right man. Was it Hawthorne himself who was meant to be the target?</b></p><p>A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, <i>A Deadly Episode</i> is an intriguing page-turner that once again demonstrates why Anthony Horowitz is the reigning king of the modern whodunit.<Br>____________</p><p><b>Praise for <i>A Deadly Episode </i>. . .</b></p><p>'<b>Five-star entertainment</b> <i>The Times</i></p><p> <b>Engaging and funny</b>, this is <b>as close to a perfect crime as you can get</b> <i>Sun</i></p><p> <b>Clever and playful</b>, this is <b>meta-mystery at its best</b>. <i>iPaper</i></p><p>'Another<b> winner'</b> <i>Financial Times</i></p><p>'<b>Perfect for Agatha Christie fans</b>' <i>Hello!</i></p><p>'A <b>brilliant</b> writer' <i>Sunday Independent</i></p><p> <b>Delightful</b> <i>Wall Street Journal</i></p><p>'<b>Full of humour</b>, <b>twists</b> and red herrings' 5-star reader review</p><p>'A <b>pacy and entertaining </b>mystery that <b>I loved from start to finish</b>' 5-star reader review</p><p>'A <b>rollercoaster of red herrings</b>' 5-star reader review</p><p>'Exceedingly <b>brilliant</b>' 5-star reader review</p><p>'The <b>perfect whodunnit</b>' 5-star reader review</p>