Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2022 by Century Penguin Random House UK.
Sequel to: A line to kill.
Summary
"In New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz's ingenious literary whodunit, Horowitz himself becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation--and only one man can prove his innocence: his newly estranged partner in solving crime, Detective Daniel Hawthorne"--Dust jacket flap.
Contents
Separate ways -- Mindgame -- First night -- The first review -- Daggers drawn -- One phone call -- The custody check -- Palgrove Gardens -- Seven suspects -- Dressing Room 5 -- Star quality -- Another knife -- A run of bad luck -- Premonitions -- Clerkenwell at night -- Frost and Longhurst -- Extract from Bad Boys by Harriet Throsby -- Moxham Hall -- Long shadows -- Past crimes -- The Jai Mahal -- Safe house -- Nothing personal -- Back to the vaudeville -- Final act -- The dotted line.