The Word Is Murder

She planned her own funeral. But did she arrange her own murder? Buried secrets, murder and a trail of bloody clues lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitzs page-turning detective series.

Easily the greatest of our crime writersSunday Times
‘An absolutely wonderful writer’ Richard Osman

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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.
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Raises the game-playing to Olympic levelGuardian Books of the Year
A real page-turner. I loved it! Aled Jones
Horowitz blurs the line between fact and fictionFinancial Times
Splendidly entertaining, absorbing and difficult to put down. Hawthorne is an intriguing characterDaily Express
Sharp-witted readers who think theyve solved the puzzle early on can rest assured that theyve opened only one of many dazzling Christmas packages Horowitz has left beautifully wrapped under the treeKirkus 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 morePublishers Weekly