The Sentence is Death (Hawthorne, #2)

Posted on 15 November 2018 by Anthony Horowitz

Death, deception, and a detective with quite a lot to hide stalk the pages of Anthony Horowitz s brilliant new murder mystery, the second in the bestselling series starring Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne _________________________You shouldn t be here It s too lateThese, 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 embroiled in the case, he realises that these secrets must be exposed even at the risk of death _____________________________ Anthony Horowitz gets away with murder in all sorts of ways and emerges triumphant THE TIMES, Books of the Year This is crime fiction as dazzling entertainment, sustained by writing as skilfully light footed as Fred Astaire SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUBSTAR PICKA crime story that keeps you up into the small hours a page turning mystery METRO One of the most creative writers in the country today JEREMY VINE Huge fun It s hard to know why anyone who loves a good mystery wouldn t thoroughly enjoy the ride IRISH INDEPENDENT Download The Sentence is Death (Hawthorne, #2) – kino-fada.fr Yeah, great read This author, I like him Not per definition a crime reader I am, but from Magpie Murders I m kinda hooked on Horowitz Utterly entertaining Witty, clever, easy read whodunnit , though I did not see it all coming 4.3 maybeLoved it Let 3 on private investigator Hawthorne aka Holmes and his assistant Watson come soon This series is recommended Smooth tongued divorce lawyer Richard Price is bludgeoned to death in his London home What happened, who did it, an Yeah, great read This author, I like him Not per definition a crime reader I am, but from Magpie Murders I m kinda hooked on Horowitz Utterly entertaining Witty, clever, easy read whodunnit , though I did not see it all coming 4.3 maybeLoved it Let 3 on private investigator Hawthorne aka Holmes and his assistant Watson come soon This series is recommended Smooth tongued divo...My second close encounter with Mr Horowitz was as good as the first one, and I m already looking forward to another one An enjoyable novel with a grand mystery and a bottle of a terribly expensive wine in the background.Hawthorne is back with his rather abrasive personality and his undoubted skill at finding clues and solving cases Horowitz features again as himself acting as Hawthorne s sidekick attempting to solve not one but possibly two murders.Having the author actively involved in his own book makes for some interesti...Full review hereSentence is Death starts with the murder of a divorce lawyer and Horowitz sets to write a second book of this case alongside working with Hawthorne The victim had been threatened by a well known, award winning and fiercely literary writer and his husband seems to be hiding things Of course, there are also issues from the past that bubbles up in surface of the case Who visited the victim before he died, and why is there a number on the crime scene This was such a fun read, and Full review hereSentence is Death starts with the murder of a divorce lawyer and Horowitz sets to write a second book of this case alongside working with Hawthorne The victim had been threatened by a well known, award winning and fiercely literary writer and his husband seems to be hid...In the first book in this series, The Word Is Murder, Horowitz took the unusual step of placing himself in the book as the narrator, melding his real life with this fictional life as a writer engaged to write about PI Daniel Hawthorne s cases This made for delightful and amusing reading as Horowitz stumbles through the case in the wake of Hawthorne s somewhatastute detective work I wasn t sure how well this would work in a second episode b...This is the 2nd novel in the Daniel Hawthorne, Private Investigator series by Anthony Horowitz.I have not read the 1st book The Word is Murder nor in fact any other books by this author but quickly realised once I started this novel that times were going to change I was so impressed and enjoyed reading this book that I had already purchased a couple of the authors other books before finishing it.For me the book had a feel of an older style of detective novel, maybe an Agatha Christie orThis is the 2nd novel in the Daniel Hawthorne, Private Investigator series by Anthony Horowitz.I have not read the 1st book The Word is Murder nor in fact any other books by this author but quickly realised once I started this novel that times were going to change I was so impressed and enjoyed reading this book that I had already purchased a couple of the authors other books before finishing it.For me the book had a feel of an older style of detective novel, maybe an Agatha Christie orlikely Arthur Conan Doyle Witty, well plotted and some excellent characters I found the book a light read but intriguing and very enjoyable.The setting of the novel is a little bit unusual with the author being one of the main characters In the novel Anthony Horowitz is invited to write about the retired detective Daniel Hawthorne who still helps the Police solve difficult cases Anthony tags along Hawthorne in much the same way that Hasting...Another witty crime book from Horowitz If you liked The Word Is Murder, you will enjoy this one too I thought it was better than the first, the case beingcohesive.There were convenient coincidences after all, but still an enjoyable read.Anthony Horowitz never disappoints Richard Pryce, a high profile divorce attorney, is murdered in his home, bludgeoned to death with a two thousand quid bottle of wine, which is strange in itself as the victim didn t drink alcohol Even stranger, written on the wall near the body are the numerals 182 What does the message mean Hawthorne and Horowitz are called to investigate As per usual I was hooked from the onset, and couldn t put the book down Interesting and engaging characters, a suspec Anthony Horowitz never disappoints Richard Pryce, a high profile divorce attorney, is murdered in his home, bludgeoned to death with a two thousand quid bottle of wine, which is strange in itself as the victim didn t drink alcohol Even stranger, written on the wall near the body are the numerals 182 What does the message mean Hawthorne and Horowitz are called to investigate As per usual I was hooked from the onset, and couldn t put the book down Interesting and engaging characters, a suspect who threatened the victim with a wine bottle in the weeks before his death, two seemingly accidental deaths, past secrets, corrupt detectives, and a behind the scenes look at what goes into shooting Foyles s War made this a compelling, addictive read, and a wonderful addition to an amazing series There was...4.5 stars Once again again , Horowitz does not disappoint I can honestly say that I will read whatever this man writes because he has a way of writing that is so hard not to love It s impossible Both Horowitz and Hawthorne are in this novel, and I just want to say that their partnership is a very weird one I wouldn t call them friends, but they aren t so much acquaintances It s so hard to describe what they are but that s the fun think about their partnership In this novel, we are introdu 4.5 stars Once again again , Horowitz does not disappoint I can honestly say that I will read whatever this man writes because he has a way of writing that is so hard not to love It s impossible Both Horowitz and Hawthorne are in this novel, and I just want to say that their partnership is a very weird one I wouldn t call them friends, but they aren t so much acquaintances It s so hard to describe what they are but that s the fun think about their partnership In this novel, we are introduced to a new character, Detective Cara, which you will easily despise She is the protagonist of this novel and I can honestly say that I would ve liked her to be killed off The plot was once again extraordinarily twisty and it s such a fun read Horowitz s murders are always fun to read because it s a little funny how Horowitz tries to figure it out before Hawthorne every time I do wanna say that it s not a plot ...The Sentence is Death, the second novel to feature ex policeman and Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne, has an old school, authentic atmosphere to it much like the crime classics of Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle Horowitz focusses on mystery, suspense, intrigue and keeping it clean, rather than gratuitous violence or profanity, so if you like your reads clean, then this is a fantastic choice Here, the author pairs up with Hawthorne to investigate the suspicious death of divorce lawye The Sentence is Death, the second novel to feature ex policeman and Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne, has an old school, authentic atmosphere to it much like the crime classi...

15 November 2018

Anthony Horowitz