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m. Unexpected death, an unsolved mystery and a trail of bloody clues lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitz's page-turning thriller. 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. SHE PLANNED HER OWN FUNERAL. Enter disgraced police detective Daniel Hawthorne, a brilliant, eccentric investigator who's as quick with an insult as he is to crack a case. But as the case unfolds, Horowitz realizes he’s at the center of a story he can’t control. by Horowitz, Anthony, Kinnear, Rory | Fiction & related items Published 24/08/2017 by Cornerstone (Random House Audiobooks) in the United Kingdom as part of the Hawthorne series Other | Horowitz, Anthony Paperback 05/07/2019
- Publisher: Harper Perennial (May 7, 2019)
- Paperback: 432 pages
- ISBN-13: 978-0062676801
Reviews
Jeannette Hartman
A most entertaining and original book. He often leaves Horowitz feeling inadequate when he makes suggestions or attempts to become involved in the investigation. I haven’t read anything quite like this before and passages about his books, TV shows and dealings with his agent are recounted with self-deprecating humour.
Cathy
Hawthorne, despite his lack of mostly all the social graces, is an intriguing protagonist. The Word Is Murder was included in one of one of the book boxes I received as Christmas gifts and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Anthony Horowitz the character has been approached by a disgraced police detective (Daniel Hawthorne) about writing the stories of Hawthorne's investigation. Looking forward to Hawthorne #2.
Hawthorne is investigating and Horowitz tags along, writing the story around him as it plays out while adding details of his own life and career. Anthony Horowitz creates a fictionalised version of himself, portrayed as side kick to Daniel Hawthorne, an ex Detective Inspector who used to be with the Metropolitan Police Force.
Watson role to Hawthorne's Sherlock. Lines are blurred as truth and fiction are merged so seamlessly in this extremely well written and characterised, sometimes dark, story.
Despite being ‘let go’ Hawthorne still works for the police in an unofficial capacity as a consultant. Like many of Horowitz's novels, there's a death from the past that both haunts and confuses the investigation of the current murder.
’ That seems to sum up their partnership perfectly. He approaches Horowitz with a view to him writing a book, shadowing Hawthorne on his latest case and putting it all into a story, believing he would make a great central character. For all that they clash, Horowitz seems to find him intriguing as well, and respects Hawthorne’s perceptive unraveling of clues.
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