Book info

• Title The Word is Murder
• Author Anthony Horowitz
• Year 2017
• Genre Mystery

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.

Thoughts

Absolutely adored this book. It’s inventive and witty, self-deprecating but also full of pride in that our author is the protagonist of the book. Although fictional, there are plenty of factual bits and pieces in there to really make it feel like this could have happened. The meeting with Spielberg particularly sticks in the mind. But it’s also a fantastic murder mystery, told in a unique and fascinating way. Definitely moving on to the next book as soon as possible.

Rating: 5 / 5