The Word Is Murder

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!A woman is strangled six hours after organising her own funeral.Did she know she was going to die? Did she recognise her killer?Enter Daniel Hawthorne, a detective with a genius for solving crimes and an ability to hold secrets very close.With him is his writing partner, Anthony Horowitz. Together they will set out to solve his most puzzling of mysteries.What neither of them know is that they are about to embark on a dark and dangerous journey whether the twists and turns are as unexpected as they are bloody._____'EASILY THE GREATEST OF OUR CRIME WRITERS' Sunday Times'Raises the game-playing to Olympic level' Guardian Books of the Year'A real page-turner. I loved it!' Aled Jones'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'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' Kirkus Reviews'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' Publishers Weekly

“This is a funny, crafty, well-worked out crime mystery, all rolled into one clever package. I loved it.”

The People's Friend
Anthony Horowitz's The Word is Murder is terrifically funny. He inserts himself as a character into his own novel, dragged into solving crimes by a disgraced police detective. They're an unlikely duo and it's a hilarious read. Shari Lapena

Anthony Horowitz is responsible for creating and writing some of the UK's most loved and successful TV series, including Midsomer Murders and Foyle's War. He is the author of the teen spy series, Alex Rider, which has sold more than twenty million copies worldwide.He has been widely praised for his murder mysteries which began with two highly acclaimed Sherlock Holmes novels and continued with the bestselling Hawthorne series in which he appears as the former detective's hapless sidekick. In January 2022 he was awarded a CBE for his services to literature.His novel, Magpie Murders, was made into a BBC drama starring Lesley Manville as editor Susan Ryeland. The sequel, Moonflower Murders, also starring Lesley Manville, was a BBC drama in 2024. Marble Hall Murders continues the story...

SHE PLANNED HER OWN FUNERAL BUT DID SHE ARRANGE HER MURDER? A woman is strangled six hours after organising her ownfuneral. Did she know she was going to die? Did she recognise herkiller? Enter Daniel Hawthorne, a detective with a genius forsolving crimes and an ability to hold secrets very close. With him is hiswriting partner, Anthony Horowitz. Together they will set out to solvethis most puzzling of mysteries. What neither of them know is that they about to embark on adark and dangerous journey where the twists and turns are as unexpected as theyare bloody. 'An ingenious twist on the classic whodunnit' Guardian 'A real page-turner. I loved it!' Aled Jones, ITV

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