| The Word Is Murder Contributor(s): Horowitz, Anthony (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062845861 ISBN-13: 9780062845863 Publisher: Harper Large Print OUR PRICE: $25.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Amateur Sleuth - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Traditional - Fiction | Thrillers - Crime |
| Dewey: 823.914 |
| Lexile Measure: 740 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.20 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 502320 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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? And: Is the pencil truly mightier than the butcher knife?" -- Wall Street Journal New York Times bestselling author of Magpie Murders and Moriarty, 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. A woman crosses a London street. It is just after 11 a.m. on a bright spring morning, and she is going into a funeral parlor to plan her own service. Six hours later the woman is dead, strangled with a crimson curtain cord in her own home. Enter 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. 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. But as the case unfolds, Horowitz realizes that he's at the center of a story he can't control, and his brilliant partner may be hiding dark and mysterious secrets of his own. |
Contributor Bio(s): Horowitz, Anthony: - ANTHONY HOROWITZ is the author of the US bestselling Magpie Murders and The Word is Murder, and one of the most prolific and successful writers in the English language; he may have committed more (fictional) murders than any other living author. His novel Trigger Mortis features original material from Ian Fleming. His most recent Sherlock Holmes novel, Moriarty, is a reader favorite; and his bestselling Alex Rider series for young adults has sold more than 19 million copies worldwide. As a TV screenwriter, he created both Midsomer Murders and the BAFTA-winning Foyle's War on PBS. Horowitz regularly contributes to a wide variety of national newspapers and magazines, and in January 2014 was awarded an OBE. |
