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A Deadly Episode by Anthony Horowitz

By Erin Britton

8 June, 2026

There’s something delightfully audacious about the premise of A Deadly Episode. The latest instalment in Anthony Horowitz’s long-running Hawthorne series begins with a murder that appears, at first glance anyway, to be deeply personal: private detective Daniel Hawthorne is stabbed to death. Except he isn’t….

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On the Radar: Two ex-cops, two dogs, a prostitute and more...

By crimefictionlover

10 April, 2026

You’ll meet some odd characters reading crime fiction. As we look ahead to the week of Shakespeare’s birthday on 23 April – when a stupendous amount of books are being released – we’ve found a cast the bard would be proud of. A couple of…

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Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz

By crimefictionlover

21 June, 2025

When it comes to metafiction in the crime genre, nobody does it better than Anthony Horowitz. His Daniel Hawthorne detective novels are brilliant, and his Magpie Murders stories have been big hit in print and on screen thanks to the BBC series. Marble Hall Murders…

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First look: Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz

By crimefictionlover

23 April, 2025

Well, have a good looksie at what has just arrived in the mail from Harper in the US of A – and no tariffs attached, as far as we can tell. Marble Hall Murders is the third book in the Susan Ryeland series by British…

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On the Radar: A visit to Marble Hall

By crimefictionlover

28 March, 2025

Fictional investigator Atticus Pünd and real fictional book editor Susan Ryeland – as seen in the BBC series Magpie Murders – return once again thanks to their creator, Anthony Horowitz. A playful take on the Golden Age mystery, Marble Hall Murders leads our report this…

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Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

By crimefictionlover

19 May, 2024

Giles Kenworthy is: A) a hedge fund manager, B) belittling to everyone with whom he speaks, C) a supporter of a far right political party, D) rude and antagonistic to all the neighbours on Riverview Close in Richmond on Thames. Oh, and, E) he’s dead….

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On the Radar: Great crime reads for April 2024

By crimefictionlover

5 April, 2024

Crime fiction lovers, we have some pretty important releases for you this week. Anthony Horowitz and Sara Paretsky are established names in the genre, Alyssa Cole and Ella Berman are rising stars, plus we’ve got a classic from the 1940s reprinted. April is off to…

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First look: Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

By crimefictionlover

26 March, 2024

Take a look at this! Close to Death, the fifth novel in Anthony Horowitz’s wonderful Hawthorne series, is due to go on sale on 16 April, and our friends at Harper Collins in the United States have sent us this beautiful hardback copy. We love…

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A Deadly Episode by Anthony Horowitz

On the Radar: Two ex-cops, two dogs, a prostitute and more...

Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz

First look: Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz

On the Radar: A visit to Marble Hall

Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

On the Radar: Great crime reads for April 2024

First look: Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

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