Reviews - The Sentence is Death

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The Sentence is Death

Anthony Horowitz

3.87 AVERAGE

spooonsnake's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

common1's review against another edition

4.0

Anthony Horowitz continues to develop the unlikely pairing of the writer and the detective in this puzzle mystery that mimics the Golden Age of whodunits. Hawthorne, the enigma, continues to be revealed while Horowitz remains the Watsonian figure. In all, another nicely written adventure.

jnl_dayton's review

Got to 58% and decided I really hate this book. EVERY character is unlikeable, including investigator, police, victims, suspects..... bah!

emmmylouu's review against another edition

4.0

informative mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Enjoying this series, easy and quick read

dr_dick's review against another edition

3.0

i liked the story just fine, but i wasn't crazy about how it was told. it was more than a little weird to have the author, Horowitz, both the main character and the narrator in a work of fiction. go figure.

david66's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The 2nd in the Hawthorne series. This, if you remember, is the series where the author himself is one of the main characters. Similar to the first novel in that there's a lot of information about Anthony Horowitzs other writing projects and his home life mixed in with the story. But I found it less egotistical this time and enjoyed the mystery very much.