Passion, deception, an unexplained death and a detective with quite a lot to hide lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitzs brilliant murder mystery, the second in the bestselling series starring Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne. EASILY THE GREATEST OF OUR CRIME WRITERS Sunday TimesMy favourite literary hero at the moment is Anthony Horowitz Shari LapenaSheer genius ...
A joy from start to finish INDEPENDENT
Secrets can kill.

Smooth-tongued divorce lawyer Richard Price is bludgeoned to death at his London home. Scrawled on the wall beside the body: the number 182. What does it mean? And who was at his front door just minutes before he died and while he was still talking on the phone?Confronted with this most baffling of mysteries, the police are forced to turn to private investigator Daniel Hawthorne.

Pure pleasure for readers ... A must-read delight WALL STREET JOURNALAnthony Horowitz gets away with murder in all sorts of ways and emerges triumphant The TimesThis is crime fiction as dazzling entertainment, sustained by writing as skilfully light-footed as Fred Astaire Sunday Times Crime ClubA crime story that keeps you up into the small hours... a page-turning mystery MetroSheer genius ...

A joy from start to finish IndependentFans of traditional puzzle mysteries will be enthralled Publishers WeeklyHuge fun... Its hard to know why anyone who loves a good mystery wouldnt thoroughly enjoy the ride Irish IndependentSucceeds on all levels ... Horowitz has the Midas touch BooklistNo one currently working the field has anywhere near this much ingenuity to burn KIRKUS