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A Line to Kill

Anthony Horowitz

3.81 AVERAGE

jenhenson24's review

4.0

4.5

lizbit44's review

4.0
funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lehc1984's review

4.5
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

sheilamccombs's review

3.75
adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Wait so I liked this one a lot more than I thought! I felt like it was predictable but the ending really got me! 

briel_reads's review

4.0

Smart, entertaining and witty. Super fun who-done-it.
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I have such mixed feelings about this series. The plots are pretty good and the prose is interesting. He dribbles in a lot of sexist and racist things. I'm reading "unpurchased" versions of the books so I feel less bad but still bad. If Horowitz could get over himself a bit and work on his bigoted views his books would be phenomenal. He wouldn't even have to tweak things that much.

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Under en litteraturfestival på en brittisk ö sker ett mord, och författaren Anthony Horowitz och detektiven i hans böcker, Daniel Hawthorne, undersöker i polisens frånvaro. Den mördade har kopplingar till den kontroversiella frågan om en power line som ska läggas på ön, och det finns många misstänkta.

Den första boken i serien var jättebra, det är roligt att författaren själv är med i handlingen, med många självironiserande referenser, men här i tredje boken har han tyvärr tappat bort det lite. Det var kul att läsa om hans möten med produktionsbolag och hans manusförfattande (Horowitz har skrivit manus till bland annat Foyle’s War, Poirot och Midsomer Murders), men i den här boken framstår han mest som lite gnällig.

Men ändå: bra locked room mystery med en twist! Kanske lite orättvist att jämföra med hans egna tidigare, men se det som en 3,5.

mbobs100's review

2.0

A bit disappointed in this book. I read Magpie Murders and loved it’s British charm, but this mystery was just bland. The character started off as rich and interesting, but I slowly began to care less and less about their stories and motivations. The Derek Abbott character was unnecessary (although I suppose it adds to the backstory of the mysterious Detective Hawthorne). I didn’t quite understand Hawthorne as he was both standoffish but also charismatic? The last 20 pages of the final reveal were the best part of the book, but not enough to make up for the several hundred pages already read.