the Word Is Murder: bestselling mystery from author of Magpie Murders you've never read a crime novel quite like this

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 Horowitz's page-turning Hawthorne and Horowitz detective series. 'Easily the greatest of our crime writers' Sunday Times‘An absolutely wonderful writer’ Richard Osman____________ 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. A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, A Deadly Episode is an intriguing page-turner that once again demonstrates why Anthony Horowitz is the reigning king of the modern whodunit.____________ Praise for The Word is Murder: 'Raises the game-playing to Olympic level' Guardian Books of the Year 'Thoroughly entertaining, witty, and a skilfully constructed murder mystery' 5-star reader review 'A real page-turner. I loved it!' Aled Jones 'Horowitz blurs the line between fact and fiction' Financial Times 'Splendidly entertaining, absorbing and difficult to put down. Hawthorne is an intriguing character' Daily Express 'So engrossing and fantastic!' 5-star reader 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