The Word Is Murder (A Hawthorne and Horowitz Mystery)

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Damian storms off, and as they interview witnesses at Diana’s wake, Hawthorne suddenly realizes he has missed a vital clue. Loathing: The murderer seeks to kill a loathed person (such as an abusive parent) or members of a loathed group or culture. I found this book refreshing, incredibly readable and, actually, the word I want to use is delightful! It might not be the most original or groundbreaking mystery I’ve ever read, but I would certainly classify highly among its kind.

Later editions such as Young's Literal Translation and the World English Bible have translated the Latin occides simply as murder [89] [90] rather than the alternatives of kill, assassinate, fall upon, or slay. Examples of deadly weapons and instruments include but are not limited to guns, knives, deadly toxins or chemicals or gases and even vehicles when intentionally used to harm one or more victims. The killing of another person without justification or excuse, especially the crime of killing a person with malice aforethought or with recklessness manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life. Horowitz never outright winks at you from the page, but there are some scenes, namely his meeting with Spielberg and Peter Jackson, where it’s hard not to appreciate his jabs at real life while seamlessly making them a part of The Word is Murder.Horowitz, yet again, has complicated the typical mystery and created something that is difficult to explain but easy to follow.

While I can’t pretend to know the author or what he is like, there’s a feeling of him trying to explore his own inner world by laying it all out on paper, and ultimately for the reader, this ends up making for quite a few interesting interactions between the two, some amusing, others thought-provoking. The increase since 1957 would have been even greater if not for the significant improvements in medical techniques and emergency response times, which mean that more and more attempted homicide victims survive. But as the case unfolds, Horowitz realizes that he’s at the center of a story he can’t control, and his brilliant partner may be hiding dark and mysterious secrets of his own. The term assassin derives from Hashshashin, [92] a militant Ismaili Shi'ite sect, active from the 8th to 14th centuries.She wore a heavy bead-and-stone necklace which might or might not have been expensive and a number of diamond rings that most certainly were. As they investigate the Godwin tragedy and the judge in the case, Anthony struggles to connect with Hawthorne and understand his theory about the case. With its unorthodox protagonist, clever plotting, brilliantly imperfect characters, and escalating sense of urgency and intrigue, THE WORD IS MURDER is an instant crime classic that will keep you reading as fast as you can… one of the best and most compulsively readable mysteries of the year. Anthony Horowitz is an English author from Stanmore, Middlesex, whose family had the distinction of being of having a history worthy of a novel in and of itself, largely revolving around his father’s mysterious occupation and fortune.