`My favourite literary hero at the moment is Anthony Horowitz - SHARI LAPENA, author of The Couple Next Door and A Stranger in the House n _________________________ n Death, deception, and a detective with quite a lot to hide: the second novel in the bestselling series starring Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne. n _________________________ n `You shouldnt be here. Its too late... n n These were Richard Pryces last words, overheard moments before the celeb divorce lawyer was bludgeoned to death with a GBP3,000 bottle of wine. n n Strange circumstances pile up. Pryce was teetotal, so why this bottle? Why those words? Why did the killer paint a number on his wall? And, most importantly, which of the mans many, many enemies did the deed? n n Baffled, the police are forced to bring in Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne and his sidekick, the author Anthony, whos really getting rather good at this murder investigation business. n n But as Hawthorne takes on the case with characteristic relish, it becomes clear that he, too, has secrets to hide. Anthony knows they must be exposed - even at the risk of death... n _________________________ n n `Its great fun and often hilarious to watch Anthony, as Hawthornes biographer try to solve crimes while hopelessly out of his depth. This is meta-fiction I can get behind. - SHARI LAPENA n n n Anthony Horowitz gets away with murder in all sorts of ways and emerges triumphant...but never mind the details; count the laughs Marcel Berlins n n n Anthony Horowitz gets away with murder in all sorts of ways and emerges triumphant - THE TIMES, Books of the Year n n Pure pleasure for readers ... A must-read delight. - WALL STREET JOURNAL n n This is crime fiction as dazzling entertainment, sustained by writing as skilfully light-footed as Fred Astaire - SUNDAY TIMES CRIME