By the global bestselling author, Anthony Horowitz, the third novel in his acclaimed Hawthorne and Horowitz series. The Russian mafia, a strange religious order and not one but two murders - stand by for a hugely enjoyable, twisty turny read....

\"Our deal is over.\" This is what reluctant author Anthony Horowitz tells ex-detective Daniel Hawthorne in an awkward encounter. The truth is that Anthony has other things on his mind. His new play \"Mindgame\" is about to open at London\"s Vaudeville theatre, and on opening night, Sunday Times critic Harriet Throsby gives the play a savage review....

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?...

A 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....