{"product_id":"the-word-is-murder-a-novel-isbn-9780062676788","title":"The Word Is Murder: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHE PLANNED HER OWN FUNERAL. BUT DID SHE ARRANGE HER OWN MURDER?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eMagpie Murders\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMoriarty\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne bright spring morning in London, Diana Cowper – the wealthy mother of a famous actor - enters a funeral parlor. She is there to plan her own service.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix hours later she is found dead, strangled with a curtain cord in her own home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter disgraced police detective Daniel Hawthorne, a brilliant, eccentric investigator who’s as quick with an insult as he is to crack a case. Hawthorne needs a ghost writer to document his life; a Watson to his Holmes. He chooses Anthony Horowitz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn in against his will, Horowitz soon finds himself a the center of a story he cannot control. Hawthorne is brusque, temperamental and annoying but even so his latest case with its many twists and turns proves irresistible. The writer and the detective form an unusual partnership. At the same time, it soon becomes clear that Hawthorne is hiding some dark secrets of his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterful and tricky mystery that springs many surprises, \u003cem\u003eThe Word is Murde\u003c\/em\u003er is Anthony Horowitz at his very best.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eA woman crosses a London street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is just after 11 a.m. on a bright spring morning, and she is going into a funeral parlor to plan her own service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix hours later the woman is dead, strangled with a crimson curtain cord in her own home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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 he’s at the center of a story he can’t control . . . and that his brilliant partner may be hiding dark and mysterious secrets of his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterful and tricky mystery that operates at many levels, \u003cem\u003eThe Word Is Murder\u003c\/em\u003e is Anthony Horowitz at his very best.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Word Is Murder\u003c\/em\u003e is an intriguing labyrinth of whodunnits and a true page-turner throughout .” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReal Crime Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Horowitz is undeniably brilliant.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMetro London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The beguiling whodunit plot is dispatched with characteristic élan as Horowitz blurs the line between fiction and reality… there is no denying the sheer ingenuity of the central notion.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An ingenious funhouse mirror of a novel sets a vintage ‘cozy’ mystery inside a modern frame.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Deduction and wit are well-balanced, and fans of Peter Lovesey and other modern channelers of the spirit of the golden age of detection will clamor for more.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Actually, the word is not murder, it’s ingenious. . . . A masterful meta-mystery.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sharp-witted readers who think they’ve solved the puzzle early on can rest assured that they’ve opened only one of many dazzling Christmas packages Horowitz has left beautifully wrapped under the tree.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Irresistible … What can’t this supremely versatile writer do?” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Horowitz succeeds with \u003cem\u003eThe Word Is Murder\u003c\/em\u003e by simultaneously adhering to and defying the rules of a traditional mystery.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Word Is Murder\u003c\/em\u003e is full of surprises and suspense…hugely entertaining. It is a special treat for those who want to read crime mysteries.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Word Is Murder\u003c\/em\u003e, with its dry tone and insider anecdotes about publishing and the movie business, is certainly 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? 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