She planned her own funeral. But did she arrange her own murder? Buried secrets, murder and a trail of bloody clues lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitzs pageturning detective series.Easily the greatest of our crime writers Sunday TimesAn absolutely wonderful writer Richard OsmanA woman is strangled six hours after organising her own funeral.Did she know she was going to die? Did she recognise her killer?Enter Daniel Hawthorne, a detective with a genius for solving crimes and an ability to hold secrets very close.With him is his writing partner, Anthony Horowitz. Together they will set out to solve his most puzzling of mysteries.What neither of them know is that they are about to embark on a dark and dangerous journey whether the twists and turns are as unexpected as they are bloody.Raises the gameplaying to Olympic level Guardian Books of the YearA real pageturner. I loved it! Aled JonesHorowitz blurs the line between fact and fiction Financial TimesSplendidly entertaining, absorbing and difficult to put down. Hawthorne is an intriguing character Daily ExpressSharpwitted readers who think theyve solved the puzzle early on can rest assured that theyve opened only one of many dazzling Christmas packages Horowitz has left beautifully wrapped under the tree Kirkus ReviewsDeduction and wit are wellbalanced, and fans of Peter Lovesey and other modern channelers of the spirit of the golden age of detection will clamor for more Publishers Weekly

Binding: Paperback;400 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: FF; Weight: 400 g; Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 25

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