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A review by laurieb755
The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
4.0
Did you happen to watch The Magpie Murders on your local PBS station? If you did, then you will doubly appreciate that Anthony Horowitz has once again crafted a murder mystery with an interesting twist. This time, rather than have parallel mysteries separated by decades where detectives overstep the boundaries of time, Horowitz has included himself in the story.
Of course, with the author as a character I kept wondering how much was truth, how much was based on reality, and how much was pure imagination. Though with that said, I think everything by Horowitz is filled with his imagination!
The Word is Murder is a murder mystery beginning, but not ending with the death of Diana Cowper. The Word is Murder is also an interesting look at how an author can insert themselves into their story. For insight into his approach give a listen to this NPR Interview with him. You can also learn more about Horowitz here.
I was curious and eager to know how many of the characters were actual people or based on real people. Alas, as far as I could find out, none of them were actual people (except for the author himself) but Damien Cowper, son of the first murder victim, appeared to be an amalgam of multiple actual actors.
If you enjoy interesting murder mysteries, especially those with twists or riddles, you might give this book a whirl. Horowitz is a prolific author who writes both for adults and children, as you will quickly learn here.
Of course, with the author as a character I kept wondering how much was truth, how much was based on reality, and how much was pure imagination. Though with that said, I think everything by Horowitz is filled with his imagination!
The Word is Murder is a murder mystery beginning, but not ending with the death of Diana Cowper. The Word is Murder is also an interesting look at how an author can insert themselves into their story. For insight into his approach give a listen to this NPR Interview with him. You can also learn more about Horowitz here.
I was curious and eager to know how many of the characters were actual people or based on real people. Alas, as far as I could find out, none of them were actual people (except for the author himself) but Damien Cowper, son of the first murder victim, appeared to be an amalgam of multiple actual actors.
If you enjoy interesting murder mysteries, especially those with twists or riddles, you might give this book a whirl. Horowitz is a prolific author who writes both for adults and children, as you will quickly learn here.