The Word Is Murder

Author: Anthony Horowitz

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  • : 9781780896854
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  • : December 2016
  • : 234mm X 153mm
  • : United Kingdom
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  • : August 2017
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Description

A wealthy woman strangled six hours after she's arranged her own funeral. A very private detective uncovering secrets but hiding his own. A reluctant author drawn into a story he can't control. What do they have in common? Unexpected death, an unsolved mystery and a trail of bloody clues lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitz's page-turning new thriller. SPREAD THE WORD. THE WORD IS MURDER.

Reviews

"SHE PLANNED HER OWN FUNERAL. BUT DID SHE ARRANGE HER MURDER? Buried secrets, murder and a trail of bloody clues lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitz's page-turning new detective series. If you enjoyed BBC's Sherlock, you'll LOVE The Word is Murder!" * from the publisher's description * "A real page-turner. I loved it!" -- ALED JONES (ITV, Weekend) "Ingenious twist on the classic whodunnit" * The Guardian * "The beguiling whodunit plot is dispatched with characteristic elan as Horowitz blurs the line between fact and fiction" * Financial Times * "Splendidly entertaining, absorbing and difficult to put down. Hawthorne is an intriguing character" * Daily Express *

Author description

ANTHONY HOROTWITZ is the author of the bestselling teen spy series, Alex Rider, and is also responsible for creating and writing some of the UK's most loved and successful TV series, including Midsomer Murders and Foyle's War. He has also written two highly acclaimed Sherlock Holmes novels, The House of Silk and Moriarty; a James Bond novel, Trigger Mortis; and his most recent stand-alone novel, Magpie Murders, was a Top Five Sunday Times bestseller. He is on the board of the Old Vic Theatre, and was awarded an OBE for his services to literature in January 2014. The Word is Murder is the first in a series of crime novels starring Detective Michael Hawthorne.