Anthony Horowitz

The Word Is Murder -- Anthony Horowitz, Paperback

$19.99 $13.99 Sale
Shipping calculated at checkout.
245 in stock, ready to ship

One of the most entertaining mysteries of the year. It's also one of the most stimulating, as it ponders such questions as: Which is of greater interest to the reader, the crime or the detective? And: Is the pencil truly mightier than the butcher knife?" -- Wall Street Journal

New York Times bestselling author of Magpie Murders and Moriarty, Anthony Horowitz has yet again brilliantly reinvented the classic crime novel, this time writing a fictional version of himself as the Watson to a modern-day Holmes.

A woman crosses a London street. It is just after 11 a.m. on a bright spring morning, and she is going into a funeral parlor to plan her own service. Six hours later the woman is dead, strangled with a crimson curtain cord in her own home.

Enter disgraced police detective Daniel Hawthorne, a brilliant, eccentric man as quick with an insult as he is to crack a case. And Hawthorne has a partner, the celebrated novelist Anthony Horowitz, curious about the case and looking for new material. As brusque, impatient, and annoying as Hawthorne can be, Horowitz--a seasoned hand when it comes to crime stories--suspects the detective may be on to something, and is irresistibly drawn into the mystery.

But as the case unfolds, Horowitz realizes that he's at the center of a story he can't control, and his brilliant partner may be hiding dark and mysterious secrets of his own.



Author: Anthony Horowitz
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 05/07/2019
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780062676801

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 15
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 502320 / Word Is Murder

Product Tags:

A Hawthorne and Horowitz Mystery, Amateur Sleuth, Anthony Horowitz, Crime, Fiction, Fiction - Mystery/ Detective, Harper Perennial, Mystery & Detective, Mystery fiction, Paperback, Thrillers, Traditional

Find your next favorite

Welcome to Book & Mortar

Explore our extensive collection of contemporary and classic books. From the latest bestsellers to hidden gems, we have something for every book lover. Dive into the world of literature with our curated selection, and let your reading adventure begin.

Contact form

Fill this out if you need to get in touch with me!