I have really enjoyed the twists and turns of several of Anthony Horowitz's murder mysteries. However, this one fell a little flat for me. Mixing fiction with real life, the protagonist, Anthony Horowitz, has written a play. It gets panned on opening night by critic Harriet Throsby. And wouldn't you know, later that night Harriet is murdered. All clues lead to Anthony. Thankfully, when he is released from prison, on personal recognizance, private detective Daniel Hawthorne agrees to help find the murderer in only a matter of days. The story reminds me of an Agatha Christie novel with all the suspects gathered at the end, on a stage, with Hawthorne delivering the clues which led him to the killer. Perhaps it was the setting of the theatre or the players who weren't very engaging, but I'm hoping the next in the series will have a little more intrigue!