It can be a bit tedious with its Agatha Christie type ending (you know where they gather all the suspects together before the big whodunit reveal). It also seemed unlikely that Anthony would get arrested, spend the night in jail after being interrogated, and then try to hide it all from his wife. The chemistry between the two remains fun, as does the fourth wall-breaking, and we learn a bit more about Hawthorne’s mysterious past. Two characters from The Sentence is Death make a return: Cara Grunshaw, the gruff copper, and Kevin Chakraborty, the tech-genius teenager with MS, though Grunshaw is as one-dimensionally evil as ever and Kevin is more of a plot device than a character. Anyway, the biggest issue is to not be convicted of murder – that isn’t a good look for the author. Are you still following me in this review? There is something about Hawthorne’s character that is secretive to Anthony, and (well as the author – he determines what he wants to write, right?) – so, if he is going to work with him, there is more to find out about him the longer he works with him…so…maybe this won’t be such a bad deal?

In New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s ingenious fourth literary whodunit following The Word is Murder, The Sentence is Death, and A Line to Kill, Horowitz becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation—and only one man can prove his innocence: his newly estranged partner in solving crime, Detective Hawthorne. Because while I didn't think this was quite as good as the last book, Hawthorne and Horowitz are firmly comfort-read characters for me at this point, and I can't see myself giving up this series. This is when the Hawthorne & Horowitz team-up starts and they head out to investigate the murder and find out whodunnit. The next morning, Harriet is found dead in her house, stabbed with one of the decorative daggers distributed as opening night gifts. Unfortunately for Horowitz, HIS dagger is the murder weapon. Anthony is soon arrested by Detective Inspector Cara Grunshaw and Detective Constable Derek Mills, who have a grudge against Anthony for making them look bad in a previous investigation.

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There, Anthony is surprised to see the Sunday Times critic, Harriet Throsby, come in with her daughter Olivia. Critics never attend first-night parties, but - as Horowitz learns - Harriet always expects to be invited. The Times critic is reputed to be a nasty woman, and she soon proves this by sniffing at the wine disapprovingly, criticizing the restaurant, looking bored, eyeing people malevolently, and slinking around listening to people's conversations. Later that night, Harriet writes her review of 'MIndgame.' The sarcasm and humor we expect from these two is on point, the mystery is clever and suspenseful. It kept my mind spinning throughout, a bit hard to follow at times (just stay the course and pay attention), but never boring. Throw in an old dagger, fingerprints, dna, CCTV images, a Japanese blossom and a bumbling detective and have fun solving the Christie-esque murder!

Honestly, that's not a bad way to work out anger issues, and I heartily approve of this version to the alternative, sir. As the story opens, Horowitz is telling Hawthorne, "The answer's no. Our deal is over." Horowitz had followed Hawthorne on three investigations and written three books, and he wanted to move on. Moreover, Horowitz points out, "I can't write another book about you. You're not working on any new cases." But that's about to change.If you love Agatha Christie and the Golden Age of classic mysteries, you will enjoy this one. The theater world isn’t my favorite setting, but the author managed to make it interesting. The ending will leave fans of the series with hope for more to come.

This is what reluctant author Anthony Horowitz tells ex-detective Daniel Hawthorne in an awkward encounter. The truth is that Anthony has other things on his mind.In this story author Horowitz is planning to finish the series with Hawthorne having completed the three books he was contracted to write. Anthony Hawthorne is planning to move on to other projects, one being his new play, a thriller called ‘Mindgame’, which is about to open at the famous Vaudeville theatre in Shoreditch. I read/listened and loved it! Narrated by: Rory Kinnear, who is a favorite of mine. 8 hrs/ 31 min , released 11-15-2022 Now, prior to Anthony getting arrested he's already told Daniel that nothing on heaven or earth will get him to write another book about him. So I'm like...OHMYGOD!

The actual mystery was really quite good. I did NOT guess who the killer was, and it wasn't until Hawthorne was basically explaining to everyone that I even thought about that person as a potential suspect.

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Anthony Horowitz’s new play, Mindgame, opens to great excitement, but receives a scathing review from the powerful critic, Harriet Throsby. The entire cast and crew are devastated.