The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz

I was given an ARC of this book and I thought it entertaining and eventually engaging.

I do admit that it took me a while to get into this story because the first few chapters were a little boring and, what is this? Then it became intriguing and began to make sense. The characters were defined well and the writing style was fast-paced, if somewhat old-fashioned. I do enjoy the first-person narrative and as the author is the main character, it was certainly amusing.

Who is the killer? And what will private detective, Hawthorne, make of it? Is 'Tony' in the frame or being framed? Why? All great questions that make this crime story worth reading.

The style reminded me of an Agatha Christie novel, as did the characters and plot.

Overall, I did enjoy the tale and I did like Hawthorne's unique character - I'd not read any of this series before this.

A good read.