Midsomer Murders boss gives exciting update about another classic detective series

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I’m a huge fan of Anthony Horowitz – he’s brilliant at both novels and TV shows like Foyle’s War, Midsomer Murders, and even Agatha Christie’s Poirot! He just gave an exciting hint that one of his detective book series might be adapted for television soon, and I’m already hoping it happens!

The Daniel Hawthorne series began in 2017 and currently includes five novels: The Word Is Murder (2017), The Sentence Is Death (2018), A Line to Kill (2021), The Twist of a Knife (2022), and Close to Death (2024).

There’s a lot of source material that could be turned into a television series, and he recently told BBC Breakfast that’s exactly what they’re planning. However, the project is still in its very early stages.

I’m currently developing a TV series based on Hawthorne. We haven’t finalized a sale yet, but we’ve been asked to write the script.

He added that he is once again working on the show with his wife and long-term producer Jill Green.

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The Hawthorne series centers around a detective who teams up with a writer. The detective investigates crimes, and the writer documents the cases, hoping they can both earn some extra income since detective work isn’t always financially rewarding.

As Horowitz described, the story gets interesting because he’s actually the writer for the detective in the book. He sees himself as the detective’s assistant, like Dr. Watson to Sherlock Holmes.

The latest book in the series adds another layer to the story: the very first book that the fictional Hawthorne and Horowitz wrote together is now being made into a movie.

Someone gets murdered on the set of the film, and the duo need to investigate.

The third book in the Susan Ryeland series, and the last one published so far, is being adapted into a TV show on BBC starting in September. Lesley Manville and Tim McMullan will return to play their original characters.

Horowitz considers Marble Hall Murders the strongest of his three books—following Magpie Murders and Moonflower Murders—but, as the author himself admits, he’s likely biased.

The latest issue of Living Legends, a beautifully illustrated 100-page tribute to Sir David Attenborough, is now available! You can find it at newsstands or purchase it online.

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2026-04-26 20:19