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Century (2018), Edition: 1ST, 384 pages
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Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. HTML: Death, deception, and a detective with quite a lot to hide stalk the pages of Anthony Horowitz's brilliant murder mystery, the second in the bestselling series starring Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne. "You shouldn't be here. It's too late . . . " These, heard over the phone, were the last recorded words of successful celebrity-divorce lawyer Richard Pryce, found bludgeoned to death in his bachelor pad with a bottle of wine�??a 1982 Chateau Lafite worth £3,000, to be precise. Odd, considering he didn't drink. Why this bottle? And why those words? And why was a three-digit number painted on the wall by the killer? And, most importantly, which of the man's many, many enemies did the deed? Baffled, the police are forced to bring in Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne and his sidekick, the author Anthony, who's really getting rather good at this murder investigation business. But as Hawthorne takes on the case with characteristic relish, it becomes clear that he, too, has secrets to hide. As our reluctant narrator becomes ever more embroiled in the case, he realizes that these secrets must be exposed�??even at the risk of death .… (more)
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LibraryThing member Eyejaybee
With each new book of his that I read, I am increasingly impressed with his flexibility. In recent years he has probably been best known for writing the popular and enduring television series, Foyle’s War along with several episodes of Midsomer Murders. He is also the author of the very
Over the last few years he has branched out into fiction for adults (I know that is a rather awkward construction, but I feared that the phrase ‘adult fiction’ might give people altogether the wrong impression of his writing, and, indeed, my reading habits), in which he continues to demonstrate a constantly innovative approach.
The first of his novels that I encountered was The House of Silk which he was commissioned to write by the Estate of Arthur Conan Doyle, and which recounted a ‘lost’ Sherlock Holmes adventure which, for reasons which become evident as the story progresses, Dr Watson had undertaken to defer from publication until all the protagonists were dead. Horowitz captured the feel of Conan Doyle’s original stories admirably, and the book represented a valuable addition to the Sherlock Holmes canon.
Following that success, he was commissioned by the Estate of Ian Fleming to write a new James Bond book, which came to fruition as ‘Trigger Mortis. Once again, he captured the feel and style of the original books – far more capably than Sebastian Faulks managed in The Devil May Care, and to my mind almost on a par with William Boyd’s excellent Solo. Indeed, I suspect that writers as accomplished as Boyd and Horowitz probably found it painful to have to rein in their own laudable style to try to recapture the relentless mediocrity of Ian Fleming’s prose.
He followed this with another venture into Holmes’s territory with his excellent Moriarty, which recounted the exploits of that arch criminal and featured a major twist that I certainly didn’t see coming, and then addressed the traditional whodunit with a homage to Agatha Christie in The Magpie Murders, one of the finest examples of meta-fiction that I have read recently.
In his next novel, The Word is Murder, Horowitz returned to meta-fiction but with a different twist, casting himself as one of the leading characters, which allowed him to offer an insight into the modus operandi of a busy professional writer. In that book Horowitz was more or less appropriated by Daniel Hawthorne, a former Detective inspector from the Metropolitan Police. Hawthorne had previously acted as an adviser on some of the programmes with which Horowitz had been involved, and also occasionally acts as a consultant for the Met on some of their more unusual murder investigations. Hawthorne approaches Horowitz, asking the writer to catalogue some of his investigations with a view to their eventual publication in book form. The relationship between Hawthorne and Horowitz was fractious but eventually productive, and they do eventually identify the perpetrator of the first murder that they investigate.
This novel picks up pretty quickly from the end of The Word is Murder, with Hawthorne being called upon by the Met to help with their investigation of the death of Richard Pryce, a wealthy divorce law barrister, who is found bludgeoned by, and then repeatedly stabbed with, an exceptionally expensive bottle of wine in his opulent Highgate house on the fringes of Hampstead Heath. There is a prime suspect, Akiro Anno, a Japanese poet who had fared badly in her recent divorce proceedings as a consequence of Pryce efforts on behalf of her ex-husband. The case against her is strengthened by the discovery that she had recently created a scene in a Hampstead restaurant. Finding herself by chance dining near Pryce, she had crossed over to his table and poured a glass of wine over his head, announcing loudly that she wished she had the whole bottle to hand.
Horowitz brings his powers of literary parody to bear on Akiro Anno, who is portrayed almost as a lesser Yoko Ono figure, reeling off several examples of her apparently celebrated haikus. He also takes the opportunity to offer a swipe at several other genres of fiction, including a marvellous parody of the sub-Game of Thrones genre that seems suddenly to have erupted across bookshops everywhere. He also gives us a very accurate, and affectionate, description of Daunt Books in Marylebone, one of my favourite bookshops. (In fact, I am disappointed now that I didn’t buy my copy of this book there – that would have lent a pleasing symmetry.)
Throw in a well-constructed plot, and some clever humour, and it all makes for a very entertaining and rewarding book.
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successful series of children’s novels around the character Alex Rider. Over the last few years he has branched out into fiction for adults (I know that is a rather awkward construction, but I feared that the phrase ‘adult fiction’ might give people altogether the wrong impression of his writing, and, indeed, my reading habits), in which he continues to demonstrate a constantly innovative approach.
The first of his novels that I encountered was The House of Silk which he was commissioned to write by the Estate of Arthur Conan Doyle, and which recounted a ‘lost’ Sherlock Holmes adventure which, for reasons which become evident as the story progresses, Dr Watson had undertaken to defer from publication until all the protagonists were dead. Horowitz captured the feel of Conan Doyle’s original stories admirably, and the book represented a valuable addition to the Sherlock Holmes canon.
Following that success, he was commissioned by the Estate of Ian Fleming to write a new James Bond book, which came to fruition as ‘Trigger Mortis. Once again, he captured the feel and style of the original books – far more capably than Sebastian Faulks managed in The Devil May Care, and to my mind almost on a par with William Boyd’s excellent Solo. Indeed, I suspect that writers as accomplished as Boyd and Horowitz probably found it painful to have to rein in their own laudable style to try to recapture the relentless mediocrity of Ian Fleming’s prose.
He followed this with another venture into Holmes’s territory with his excellent Moriarty, which recounted the exploits of that arch criminal and featured a major twist that I certainly didn’t see coming, and then addressed the traditional whodunit with a homage to Agatha Christie in The Magpie Murders, one of the finest examples of meta-fiction that I have read recently.
In his next novel, The Word is Murder, Horowitz returned to meta-fiction but with a different twist, casting himself as one of the leading characters, which allowed him to offer an insight into the modus operandi of a busy professional writer. In that book Horowitz was more or less appropriated by Daniel Hawthorne, a former Detective inspector from the Metropolitan Police. Hawthorne had previously acted as an adviser on some of the programmes with which Horowitz had been involved, and also occasionally acts as a consultant for the Met on some of their more unusual murder investigations. Hawthorne approaches Horowitz, asking the writer to catalogue some of his investigations with a view to their eventual publication in book form. The relationship between Hawthorne and Horowitz was fractious but eventually productive, and they do eventually identify the perpetrator of the first murder that they investigate.
This novel picks up pretty quickly from the end of The Word is Murder, with Hawthorne being called upon by the Met to help with their investigation of the death of Richard Pryce, a wealthy divorce law barrister, who is found bludgeoned by, and then repeatedly stabbed with, an exceptionally expensive bottle of wine in his opulent Highgate house on the fringes of Hampstead Heath. There is a prime suspect, Akiro Anno, a Japanese poet who had fared badly in her recent divorce proceedings as a consequence of Pryce efforts on behalf of her ex-husband. The case against her is strengthened by the discovery that she had recently created a scene in a Hampstead restaurant. Finding herself by chance dining near Pryce, she had crossed over to his table and poured a glass of wine over his head, announcing loudly that she wished she had the whole bottle to hand.
Horowitz brings his powers of literary parody to bear on Akiro Anno, who is portrayed almost as a lesser Yoko Ono figure, reeling off several examples of her apparently celebrated haikus. He also takes the opportunity to offer a swipe at several other genres of fiction, including a marvellous parody of the sub-Game of Thrones genre that seems suddenly to have erupted across bookshops everywhere. He also gives us a very accurate, and affectionate, description of Daunt Books in Marylebone, one of my favourite bookshops. (In fact, I am disappointed now that I didn’t buy my copy of this book there – that would have lent a pleasing symmetry.)
Throw in a well-constructed plot, and some clever humour, and it all makes for a very entertaining and rewarding book.
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LibraryThing member Susan.Macura
Former detective Daniel Hawthorne is back with his sidekick author Tony to solve another mysterious death. Said death is further complicated by events from the victim's history and other deaths, but our heroes persevere, despite the efforts to undermine their efforts by the local police, and the
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deaths are solved. This was another fun summer read full of twists and turns, red herrings and complex characters that keep the reader involved until the very end. I am looking forward to the third installment in this series as it was promised in this volume. Show Less
LibraryThing member breic
Second in a series of mysteries in which Horowitz follows a police officer solving a case. The conceit is that it is supposed to be nonfiction. The first one worked better. Still, fun. Horowitz makes sure that the mystery is solvable (bending over a bit backwards, in fact).
LibraryThing member jmoncton
What makes a mystery good is often not the details of the crime, or even the clues, but it's the personality between the reader and the detective. Anthony Horowitz has created an interesting mystery series where the narrator is an author named Anthony Horowitz, and he's flawed in his ability to
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pick up clues or jump to incorrect conclusions, just like we would be if we were watching a murder investigation unfold. Just like Holmes had his Watson, Detective Hawthorne has Horowitz and the chemistry is perfect. Love this series and can't wait to see more. Show Less
LibraryThing member miss.mesmerized
Why did he ever consent to write three books about Daniel Hawthorne? He can’t remember and now, there is another murder and he has to play the detective’s assistant and document to case to turn into a crime novel. Reluctantly, the narrator comes to the crime scene, but he is soon fascinated by
After “The Word Is Murder”, this is the second instalment of this very unique crime series starring the author as narrator and the very peculiar former police detective Daniel Hawthorne who has his very own way of proceeding. Not to forget: again there are some very obvious hints to the number one crime writer Arthur Conan Doyle. It is not just Horowitz and Hawthorne as a comic version of Watson and Holmes, also the case bears close resemblance to some well-known cases of the private London detective.
The case was without any doubt cleverly constructed and is based on a very human vice. Signs everywhere lead to the murderer, yet, they have to be detected and read in the right way. The narrator is getting better in analysing crime scenes, yet this does not prevent him from coming to coherent, but unfortunately false conclusions. The character of Hawthorne has lost nothing of his peculiarity which made me enjoy reading about him and hating him at the same time. He strongly seems to be somewhere on the autism spectrum with his massive lack of social competence. Most of all, however, I really relished Horowitz’s humour which accounts for most of the fun of the read.
A wonderful series with certainly a highly unique style of narration.
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the case. Richard Pryce, a well-known and respected lawyer, is found murdered in his house, killed by a bottle of 1982 Chateau Lafite worth thousands. On the wall, three greenish digits have been painted: 182. The number of suspects is remarkable, from the victim’s partner to his former clients – many might have wanted to see him dead. But who actually committed the crime?After “The Word Is Murder”, this is the second instalment of this very unique crime series starring the author as narrator and the very peculiar former police detective Daniel Hawthorne who has his very own way of proceeding. Not to forget: again there are some very obvious hints to the number one crime writer Arthur Conan Doyle. It is not just Horowitz and Hawthorne as a comic version of Watson and Holmes, also the case bears close resemblance to some well-known cases of the private London detective.
The case was without any doubt cleverly constructed and is based on a very human vice. Signs everywhere lead to the murderer, yet, they have to be detected and read in the right way. The narrator is getting better in analysing crime scenes, yet this does not prevent him from coming to coherent, but unfortunately false conclusions. The character of Hawthorne has lost nothing of his peculiarity which made me enjoy reading about him and hating him at the same time. He strongly seems to be somewhere on the autism spectrum with his massive lack of social competence. Most of all, however, I really relished Horowitz’s humour which accounts for most of the fun of the read.
A wonderful series with certainly a highly unique style of narration.
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LibraryThing member Spencer28
Fun, fun, fun! I loved this book. I enjoy Anthony Horowitz's Holmesian novels (House of Silk and Moriarity), and his Daniel Hawthorne series is essentially a Sherlock Holmes story, with Horowitz as Holmes. The Sentence of Death is an artful blending of reality (Anthony Horowitz really does write
I received a digital ARC via NetGalley.
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the Alex Rider series as well as for Foyle's War) with what may (or may not be) fiction. I highly recommend this book for anyone who likes a good mystery, and it's a must read for any Holmes aficionados.I received a digital ARC via NetGalley.
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LibraryThing member ddelmoni
Liked this even more than Hawthorne #1! Happy that my Library pretty much purchases all of Horowitz's books because I really enjoy his novels. The Sentence is Death showed up on the day of the US release.
Though a series, this novel stands alone. The best explanation I've found that quickly gives
FYI - Foyle's War lovers will get a hoot out of the first scene...
Though a series, this novel stands alone. The best explanation I've found that quickly gives
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you a flavor of the Hawthorne series was the reviewer (UK I assume) who likened Hawthorne to Holmes and Horowitz to Watson but then said Hawthorne was Oscar to Horowitz' Felix. Both comparisons are correct.FYI - Foyle's War lovers will get a hoot out of the first scene...
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LibraryThing member MM_Jones
This is the second novel featuring the detective Daniel Hawthorne and the author/sidekick Anthony Horowitz. I think he's hit his stride with this second outing, fun read for the mystery fan. I enjoy the homage to Conan-Doyle and sympathize that the fictional writer would rather be Holmes than
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LibraryThing member alanteder
The Game is Afoot again for Hawthorne & Horowitz
Review of the Harper Collins paperback edition (2019) of the original 2018 hardcover.
I've added Anthony Horowitz to my limited list of ever reliable mystery writers. The Daniel Hawthorne series where cranky private detective/ex-policeman Hawthorne is
Aside from the meta-fictional fun of Horowitz constantly referring to the scriptwriting and/or production issues of his Foyle's War television series, there is the old-school bonus of either Hawthorne or Horowitz pointing out when clues have occurred in the story although in most cases the reader (and the fictional Horowitz) are oblivious to them or unaware of their significance. This 2nd in the series also provides an opportunity for a glimpse at Hawthorne's seemingly unlikely Book Club hobby along with evidence of his Hawthorne Irregulars support network. For further fun, a clue from the first Sherlock Holmes novel A Study in Scarlet (1887) leads towards a clue and solution in The Sentence is Death as well.
Review of the Harper Collins paperback edition (2019) of the original 2018 hardcover.
I've added Anthony Horowitz to my limited list of ever reliable mystery writers. The Daniel Hawthorne series where cranky private detective/ex-policeman Hawthorne is
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partnered with a fictional version of Anthony Horowitz himself in the Dr. Watson partner/chronicler role are especial favourites, and this 2nd one does not disappoint.Aside from the meta-fictional fun of Horowitz constantly referring to the scriptwriting and/or production issues of his Foyle's War television series, there is the old-school bonus of either Hawthorne or Horowitz pointing out when clues have occurred in the story although in most cases the reader (and the fictional Horowitz) are oblivious to them or unaware of their significance. This 2nd in the series also provides an opportunity for a glimpse at Hawthorne's seemingly unlikely Book Club hobby along with evidence of his Hawthorne Irregulars support network. For further fun, a clue from the first Sherlock Holmes novel A Study in Scarlet (1887) leads towards a clue and solution in The Sentence is Death as well.
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LibraryThing member rglossne
Celebrity divorce lawyer Richard Pryce is bludgeoned to death in his home with a very expensive bottle of wine; quite odd, because he doesn't drink. Once again, former detective Daniel Hawthorne is called in by the baffled police, and he drags along 'Tony' Horowitz, his reluctant biographer. Lots
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LibraryThing member lostinalibrary
Richard Pryce, a high profile divorce lawyer has been bludgeoned to death in his own home. The weapon used is an extremely expensive bottle of wine which is odd since Pryce doesn't drink alcohol. Even stranger the numbers, 182, have been painted on the wall near the body. Detective Daniel Hawthorne
The Sentence is Death is the second book in author Anthony Horowitz' Detective Daniel Hawthorne series and, as in the first book, The Word is Murder, Horowitz gets to play a character in the novel. He is once again Watson, chronicler and bumbling assistant to Hawthorne's Sherlock. And like the first book, the story is great fun, not in small part, due to the way Horowitz pokes fun at himself throughout. The story may be set in the present and written as 'true crime' including Acknowledgements and a footnote at the end, but it feels like an homage to the Golden Age of detective fiction, more a puzzler than an action- packed thriller. But Horowitz knows how to create a real head-scratcher and it kept this reader guessing right up to the end.
Thanks to Edelweiss+ and Harper Publishing for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review
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has been asked by the police to investigate and he interrupts a shooting of a difficult scene in Foyle's War to invite (as in 'won't take no for an answer)' Anthony Horowitz, who is a writer on the series, to tag along so he can write another book about Hawthorne's exploits. Horowitz reluctantly agrees to follow Hawthorne not least because he has a three book contract to fulfill but it won't be easy for him. Soon suspects and clues pile up; links arise to another possible murder in the present and a tragic death in the past; Hawthorne refuses to tell him anything about himself or let him in on his thoughts on the case, and if all that isn't bad enough, a rather nasty police woman demands he keep her secretly apprised of Hawthorne's movements - or else... well, she leaves it up to his imagination what an unscrupulous cop could do to his life.The Sentence is Death is the second book in author Anthony Horowitz' Detective Daniel Hawthorne series and, as in the first book, The Word is Murder, Horowitz gets to play a character in the novel. He is once again Watson, chronicler and bumbling assistant to Hawthorne's Sherlock. And like the first book, the story is great fun, not in small part, due to the way Horowitz pokes fun at himself throughout. The story may be set in the present and written as 'true crime' including Acknowledgements and a footnote at the end, but it feels like an homage to the Golden Age of detective fiction, more a puzzler than an action- packed thriller. But Horowitz knows how to create a real head-scratcher and it kept this reader guessing right up to the end.
Thanks to Edelweiss+ and Harper Publishing for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review
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LibraryThing member Twink
The Sentence is Death is the second book in Anthony Horowitz's Detective Daniel Hawthorne Series.der - my review.)
I found the first book incredibly clever and that originality continues with book two.
The protagonist is the enigmatic Hawthorn, let go from the police and now working as a P.I.
In this latest, a divorce lawyer is found bludgeoned to death with an expensive bottle of wine. Hawthorne picks up on the smallest clues and discrepancies. Horowitz also tries to investigate at times, but doesn't have the skill set of Hawthorne. What Horowitz desperately wants to konw is more about Hawthorne. The personal details of the detective are sparse and are only slowly being brought to light.
The murder is clever and takes several turns, keeping the reader guessing along with Horowitz. Hawthorne is far ahead of us on the final path to whodunit.
Clever, clever, clever. And so much fun to read. This reader will be looking forward to book number three. (And Horowitz has stated that he sees nine or ten Hawthorne book in the series.)
I found the first book incredibly clever and that originality continues with book two.
The protagonist is the enigmatic Hawthorn, let go from the police and now working as a P.I.
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Hawthorne is such a great character - a brilliant detective, but somewhat lacking in personal interactive skills. I quite like him. And playing Watson to his Holmes? Anthony Horowitz. Uh, huh - Horowitz has written himself in as a character in the series. And in the series, he plays himself, writing about Hawthorne's cases, often referring to actual events. Can you imagine the writing process? The interactions between the two are wonderfully depicted.In this latest, a divorce lawyer is found bludgeoned to death with an expensive bottle of wine. Hawthorne picks up on the smallest clues and discrepancies. Horowitz also tries to investigate at times, but doesn't have the skill set of Hawthorne. What Horowitz desperately wants to konw is more about Hawthorne. The personal details of the detective are sparse and are only slowly being brought to light.
The murder is clever and takes several turns, keeping the reader guessing along with Horowitz. Hawthorne is far ahead of us on the final path to whodunit.
Clever, clever, clever. And so much fun to read. This reader will be looking forward to book number three. (And Horowitz has stated that he sees nine or ten Hawthorne book in the series.)
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LibraryThing member BDartnall
Great British voice - thinking person's murder mystery without too many grisly physical details, but realistic, the plot proceeds forward at a brisk clip via Tony's & Detective Hawthorne's many interviews with friends, family, colleagues of the murder victim... I was amused by the sly sarcasm &
The final "reveal" (by of course the detective himself) left me a bit disgruntled - like the author, I wanted to figure it out, but the way the details are provided left me little to go on... Still I liked it - fun vacation read.
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grumpy admissions of the narrator, and wondered about the novel's #1 suspect, a snotty, important worldwide author...some inside catty criticisms of a real life author in Horowitz's circle? That was also a bit unsettling but intriguing: the author uses himself in his real life as the sidekick to Inspector Hawthorne, and the narrator... wow. The final "reveal" (by of course the detective himself) left me a bit disgruntled - like the author, I wanted to figure it out, but the way the details are provided left me little to go on... Still I liked it - fun vacation read.
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LibraryThing member Gwendydd
Another fun murder mystery from Anthony Horowitz, where the author inserts himself into the book and toys with the fact that this is about a well-known mystery writer helping to solve a mystery.
LibraryThing member hhornblower
Mr. Horowitz again comes up with a really fun read. Couldn't recommend it enough.
LibraryThing member infjsarah
I very much enjoyed the first of these novels so picked this up eagerly. Enjoyed this one too even if it's all very unlikely. The author as the bumbling Dr Watson figure to the Sherlock Holmes type detective is great fun and the real life links to Foyle's War make you smile.
LibraryThing member brenzi
A very successful divorce attorney has been found dead in his home, battered with an unbelievably expensive bottle of wine. There are plenty of possible suspects because, well, lawyer. Once again Private Detective Daniel Hawthorne is looking into the crime with his sidekick, the book's author,
The crime is complicated by the fact that there is another, very unlikely crime in the past involving this lawyer and two other men, all of whom are now dead, two of them under suspicious circumstances within the last 24 hours.
I love the narrator of these mysteries although his Female voice for a British police woman is the most grating thing I've ever heard. That aside I can't wait for the next book in the series.
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Anthony Horowitz. This was a terrific, very clever mystery and Horowitz is getting to be a favorite of mine, having read his last two also. The crime is complicated by the fact that there is another, very unlikely crime in the past involving this lawyer and two other men, all of whom are now dead, two of them under suspicious circumstances within the last 24 hours.
I love the narrator of these mysteries although his Female voice for a British police woman is the most grating thing I've ever heard. That aside I can't wait for the next book in the series.
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LibraryThing member delphimo
The Sentence Is Death by Anthony Horowitz provides humor and a tongue in cheek detective story. Ex-inspector Hawthorne exhibits Sherlock Holmes tendencies, while the sidekick author, Anthony Horowitz bumbles among missing all the clues. Horowitz, like Dr. Watson, records the progress of the
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investigation. The story displays humor and many red herrings. Who killed the divorce lawyer, Richard Pryce, with an expensive bottle of 1982 Chateau Lafite wine? As Hawthorne and Horowitz follow the clues, another man dies. Suicide or murder? Does the drowning death of a fellow cave dweller play into the deaths? Horowitz also uses the novel to laud his television scriptwriting endeavors. Show Less
LibraryThing member bell7
A lawyer is found murdered via wine bottle soon after his client's ex-wife threatens him while pouring a glass of wine over his head. But she's only one of several suspects in this case, in which the police call in one Daniel Hawthorne as an expert outsider and author Anthony Horowitze, his
Though the sequel to The Word is Murder, The Sentence is Death could work as a standalone. As in the first book, the mystery itself takes a back seat to the metafiction of author-as-narrator and playful send-up of classic mysteries. Reading it I got the sense that Horowitz (the author, that is) may be getting a little tired of the shtick. It certainly didn't have quite the same charm for me as a reader, but it's a fast-paced, diverting summer read.
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biographer, is once again along for the ride.Though the sequel to The Word is Murder, The Sentence is Death could work as a standalone. As in the first book, the mystery itself takes a back seat to the metafiction of author-as-narrator and playful send-up of classic mysteries. Reading it I got the sense that Horowitz (the author, that is) may be getting a little tired of the shtick. It certainly didn't have quite the same charm for me as a reader, but it's a fast-paced, diverting summer read.
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LibraryThing member JBD1
Honestly this one was pretty similar to the first in this series. Good for a slow summer afternoon, if nothing else. Not sure I'll keep on with the series, but I keep saying that and keep reading them, so we'll see, I guess.
LibraryThing member rmarcin
This is my first Anthony Horowitz novel, although it is the second in the series. It is quite entertaining, especially with the author as a character in the book. He is paired up with an ex-detective, Hawthorne, and the pair is often at odds, with Horowitz showing a dislike for Hawthorne.
In this
Entertaining, but also a bit sad, especially when you read the ending and how everything is resolved.
In this
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novel, a lawyer is found murdered, and there is a long list of suspects, including clients and friends, a as well as his husband. Many have a motive. Entertaining, but also a bit sad, especially when you read the ending and how everything is resolved.
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LibraryThing member Doondeck
Good interplay between Hawthorne and Horowitz. As usual, an interesting plot twist at the end.
LibraryThing member bookappeal
Another clever case for Tony Horowitz and his Sherlock equivalent, Hawthorne. These books are remarkably easy reads with a complex plot and tongue-in-cheek humor since the author is also a character.
LibraryThing member purple_pisces22
An excellent follow up to Anthony Horowitz’s first book in this series. Although I still find the format a bit odd, it works. I like this author. There’s mystery, wit, and cleverness with this series. The main character, Anthony Horowitz, is only supposed to be writing the biography of his
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subject, yet he gets drawn into the drama of the detective‘s cases and tries to solve it himself. There is a nice bit of competition between Mr. Horowitz and the detective, Daniel Hawthorne. It’s a good combination. Show Less
LibraryThing member almin
I love the relationship between Horowitz and Hawthorne, it's such a clever premise for a book, the author is a character in his own book. Looking forward to the next in the series...
Awards
NPR: Books We Love (2019)
This Mystery is Amazing! (#1 — 2021)
Los Angeles Public Library Best of the Year (Fiction — 2019)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2018
Physical description
384 p.; 6.38 inches
ISBN
178089709X / 9781780897097
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