The word is kill

By Anthony Horowitz:
The author awarded an OBE for his literary works.

On the morning of that day, she arranged her funeral rites herself, and just six hours later, she was murdered! In this brilliantly crafted detective novel, bestselling author Anthony Horowitz is drawn into the heart of investigations into a real murder... but it's not entirely real; or is it? When the eccentric former detective, Daniel Hawthorne, offers Horowitz an irresistible proposal to write about the crime that could top the sales charts, the author reluctantly agrees. But dealing with Hawthorne is not easy at all; and as the investigation deepens, Horowitz finds himself drawn into a terrifying web of secrets, lies, and long-buried grudges. The murder of a seemingly ordinary woman leads him to an extraordinary discovery, and the author begins to wonder: Is he merely a writer recounting events... or has he become a part of them?

"The Word is Murder" is a unique model of modern detective fiction, with sharp dialogue and a masterful narrative rhythm, rephrasing the "whodunit" mystery in a contemporary guise. It's a novel that will captivate you from the first line and won't let you go until the last word.