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Book review: The Word is Murder

Alan Montague enjoys Anthony Horowitz's latest novel — which features a character called Anthony Horowitz

October 9, 2017 12:34
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Clever Anthony Horowitz. He has managed to bring something fresh to the old thriller format by simply inserting himself into the story.

Or at least, by creating a character who is a successful writer called Anthony Horowitz — and who has the same CV as the real-life Horowitz.

The Anthony Horowitz in the book, The Word is Murder (Century £20 is approached by a former police officer called Daniel Hawthorne to chronicle his attempts to solve a baffling murder. It’ll be a best-seller, Hawthorne assures him.

Having left the force under a cloud, Hawthorne has set himself up as a consulting detective, called in by Scotland Yard whenever the CID are stumped.