Close to Death - A Novel

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?

About the author

Anthony Horowitz is one of the UK’s most prolific and successful writers, unique in being active in both adult and YA fiction, TV, theater, and journalism. Several of his previous novels were instant New York Times bestsellers. His bestselling Alex Rider series for young adults has sold more than nineteen million copies worldwide and has become a hugely successful show on Amazon Prime Video. His breakthrough Magpie Murders mystery series has been adapted into miniseries for PBS. He lives in London and was recently awarded the CBE for services to literature.
 

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Horowitz
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.02.2025
• EAN: 9780063305656
• ISBN: 978-0-06-330565-6
• No. of pages: 432
• Series: A Hawthorne and Horowitz Mystery
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Thriller / suspense fiction, Narrative theme: Interior life, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Thrillers / Crime, FICTION: Crime, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, FICTION: Small Town & Rural *, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Traditional, FICTION: Psychological, LITERATURE: MYSTERY, Literature / Mystery