Another good addition to the Hawthorne series. I devoured the first 2 books when I discovered them a few years back, it was a welcome surprise to discover two more books in the series and I hoped they'd be just as entertaining. I wasn't disappointed!

I like Hawthorne as a character, though I don't really understand why he keeps himself such of a secret. It's also interesting to get a window inside the life of being an author, though it's difficult to know which bits are real and which bits are fake.

The story was good though I felt the finale for Derek Abbot was a bit underwhelming, all things considered. I had feared the snuggery had a much more sinister purpose and I'm sort of glad I was wrong, though it might have made more sense.

An enjoyable read, I'll be moving onto book 4 in the series next.