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Item specifics
- Condition
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Intended Audience
- Adult
- Inscribed
- NO
- ISBN
- 9780062676788
- Book Title
- Word Is Murder : a Novel
- Book Series
- A Hawthorne and Horowitz Mystery Ser.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Thrillers / Suspense, Thrillers / Historical, Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators, Mystery & Detective / Traditional
- Item Weight
- 19.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 400 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0062676784
ISBN-13
9780062676788
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239817148
Product Key Features
Book Title
Word Is Murder : a Novel
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Thrillers / Suspense, Thrillers / Historical, Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators, Mystery & Detective / Traditional
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
A Hawthorne and Horowitz Mystery Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
19.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2019-457522
Reviews
The Word Is Murder, with its dry tone and insider anecdotes about publishing and the movie business, is certainly 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?, ...the beguiling whodunit plot is dispatched with characteristic lan as Horowitz blurs the line between fiction and reality... there is no denying the sheer ingenuity of the central notion., The Word Is Murder is full of surprises and suspense...hugely entertaining. It is a special treat for those who want to read crime mysteries., "Actually, the word is not murder, it's ingenious. . . . A masterful meta-mystery." -- Booklist (starred review) "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 (starred review) "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 (starred review) "Horowitz is undeniably brilliant." -- Metro London "The beguiling whodunit plot is dispatched with characteristic élan as Horowitz blurs the line between fiction and reality... there is no denying the sheer ingenuity of the central notion." -- The Financial Times "The Word Is Murder is an intriguing labyrinth of whodunnits and a true page-turner throughout ." -- Real Crime Magazine "An ingenious funhouse mirror of a novel sets a vintage 'cozy' mystery inside a modern frame." -- Wall Street Journal "Irresistible ... What can't this supremely versatile writer do?" -- USA Today "Horowitz succeeds with The Word Is Murder by simultaneously adhering to and defying the rules of a traditional mystery." -- Christian Science Monitor "The Word Is Murder is full of surprises and suspense...hugely entertaining. It is a special treat for those who want to read crime mysteries." -- Washington Post Book Review "The Word Is Murder, with its dry tone and insider anecdotes about publishing and the movie business, is certainly 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, 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., ...Horowitz succeeds with The Word Is Murder by simultaneously adhering to and defying the rules of a traditional mystery., 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., ...the beguiling whodunit plot is dispatched with characteristic élan as Horowitz blurs the line between fiction and reality... there is no denying the sheer ingenuity of the central notion., Horowitz succeeds with The Word Is Murder by simultaneously adhering to and defying the rules of a traditional mystery., The beguiling whodunit plot is dispatched with characteristic élan as Horowitz blurs the line between fiction and reality... there is no denying the sheer ingenuity of the central notion.
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The
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
823/.92
Synopsis
SHE PLANNED HER OWN FUNERAL. BUT DID SHE ARRANGE HER OWN MURDER? 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. One bright spring morning in London, Diana Cowper - the wealthy mother of a famous actor - enters a funeral parlor. She is there to plan her own service. Six hours later she is found dead, strangled with a curtain cord in her own home. Enter disgraced police detective Daniel Hawthorne, a brilliant, eccentric investigator who's as quick with an insult as he is to crack a case. Hawthorne needs a ghost writer to document his life; a Watson to his Holmes. He chooses Anthony Horowitz. Drawn in against his will, Horowitz soon finds himself a the center of a story he cannot control. Hawthorne is brusque, temperamental and annoying but even so his latest case with its many twists and turns proves irresistible. The writer and the detective form an unusual partnership. At the same time, it soon becomes clear that Hawthorne is hiding some dark secrets of his own. A masterful and tricky mystery that springs many surprises, The Word is Murder is Anthony Horowitz at his very best., SHE PLANNED HER OWN FUNERAL. BUT DID SHE ARRANGE HER OWN MURDER? 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. One bright spring morning in London, Diana Cowper - the wealthy mother of a famous actor - enters a funeral parlor. She is there to plan her own service. Six hours later she is found dead, strangled with a curtain cord in her own home. Enter disgraced police detective Daniel Hawthorne, a brilliant, eccentric investigator who's as quick with an insult as he is to crack a case. Hawthorne needs a ghost writer to document his life; a Watson to his Holmes. He chooses Anthony Horowitz. Drawn in against his will, Horowitz soon finds himself a the center of a story he cannot control. Hawthorne is brusque, temperamental and annoying but even so his latest case with its many twists and turns proves irresistible. The writer and the detective form an unusual partnership. At the same time, it soon becomes clear that Hawthorne is hiding some dark secrets of his own. A masterful and tricky mystery that springs many surprises, The Word is Murde r is Anthony Horowitz at his very best.
LC Classification Number
PR6058.O715W67 2018
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