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The Word Is Murder
by Anthony Horowitz
// The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
There are two genres that I absolutely love reading. Memoirs and whodunnits. Ever since I met Sneha on Instagram, I have been saving her posts like my life depends on it. So when she gifted me an e-book of The Word is Murder, I was absolutely delighted (mentally rubbed my palms together in anticipation). Couple of weeks later, when I found myself in Lakshadweep, I had a natural urge to read a murder mystery. I breezed through this book in a day and a half. Horowitz's writing is brilliant and it came as no surprise that he was authorised by the Conan Doyle Estate to write new books featuring Sherlock Holmes. How exciting is that!
Horowitz cleverly planted himself as a character in The Word is Murder. In this fictional life, he is approached by Detective Inspector Hawthorne to write a book about him. Hawthorne is a man of secrets, one that he guards closely. He is not well liked but has an exceptional ability to solve even the toughest of crimes. Horowitz finds himself in a dilemma till the very end about writing that book as they begin to solve a fresh murder case.
Diana Cowper makes arrangements for her funeral and is later found dead on the same day. As Horowitz and Hawthorne take over the case, quite a handful of suspects pop up. Horowitz, as expected, is the narrator and as he is thrown headfirst into this mystery, he is constantly tested by Hawthorne. The investigation is fast-paced, one that keeps you at the edge of your seat. What makes it fun is Horowitz's brilliant narration. The character building was fantastic, the plot was smart and the execution of all of this was done carefully.
The Word is Murder is one of its kind, a definite change from all the other crime novels I've read before. I enjoyed this from the very first page and found it impossible to keep it aside.
I guess I have a new favourite crime author!
There are two genres that I absolutely love reading. Memoirs and whodunnits. Ever since I met Sneha on Instagram, I have been saving her posts like my life depends on it. So when she gifted me an e-book of The Word is Murder, I was absolutely delighted (mentally rubbed my palms together in anticipation). Couple of weeks later, when I found myself in Lakshadweep, I had a natural urge to read a murder mystery. I breezed through this book in a day and a half. Horowitz's writing is brilliant and it came as no surprise that he was authorised by the Conan Doyle Estate to write new books featuring Sherlock Holmes. How exciting is that!
Horowitz cleverly planted himself as a character in The Word is Murder. In this fictional life, he is approached by Detective Inspector Hawthorne to write a book about him. Hawthorne is a man of secrets, one that he guards closely. He is not well liked but has an exceptional ability to solve even the toughest of crimes. Horowitz finds himself in a dilemma till the very end about writing that book as they begin to solve a fresh murder case.
Diana Cowper makes arrangements for her funeral and is later found dead on the same day. As Horowitz and Hawthorne take over the case, quite a handful of suspects pop up. Horowitz, as expected, is the narrator and as he is thrown headfirst into this mystery, he is constantly tested by Hawthorne. The investigation is fast-paced, one that keeps you at the edge of your seat. What makes it fun is Horowitz's brilliant narration. The character building was fantastic, the plot was smart and the execution of all of this was done carefully.
The Word is Murder is one of its kind, a definite change from all the other crime novels I've read before. I enjoyed this from the very first page and found it impossible to keep it aside.
I guess I have a new favourite crime author!