The Word Is Murder

The bestselling mystery from the author of Magpie Murders - you've never read a crime novel quite like this

by

Paperback

Published Nov. 15, 2017 by Century.

ISBN:
978-1-78089-685-4
Copied ISBN!
OCLC Number:
968174107

View on OpenLibrary

4 stars (3 reviews)

It’s been two years since Injustice aired and Detective Daniel Hawthorne needs cash. Having gotten himself fired from his job at the Metropolitan police, Hawthorne decides to approach Anthony Horowitz. He’s investigating a bizarre and complex murder and he wants Anthony to write a book about it, a bestselling book of course, with a 50/50 split.

The only catch is they need to solve the crime.

But award winning crime writer Anthony Horowitz has never been busier in his life. He’s working on Foyle’s War and writing his first Sherlock Holmes novel. He has a life of his own and doesn’t really want to be involved with a man he finds challenging to say the least. And yet he finds himself fascinated by the case and the downright difficult detective with the brilliant, analytical mind. Would it be really such a crazy idea for Anthony to become the Watson to …

5 editions

reviewed The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

Almost Perfect

4 stars

I loved this book. It's a modern mystery In the style of a Sherlock Holmes story, but the Watson character is actually the author, making this book somewhat autobiographical. There is enough of the author's real life in the book to keep me Googling to find out what in the book is real and what is fiction. The Holmes character, Detective Hawthorne, is (apparently) fictional.

My biggest problem is Hawthorne has an unsavory characteristic, and while that characteristic was condemned, I felt it should have been given more attention.

avatar for faticake@books.theunseen.city

rated it

4 stars