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Title: The Word Is Murder
Author: Anthony Horowitz
Narrator: Rory Kinnear
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-24-17
Publisher: Random House Audiobooks
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 16 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense
Publisher's Summary:
She planned her own funeral. But did she arrange her murder?
Buried secrets, murder and a trail of bloody clues lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitz's new detective series. If you enjoyed BBC's Sherlock, you'll love The Word is Murder!
A wealthy woman strangled six hours after she's arranged her own funeral.
A very private detective uncovering secrets but hiding his own.
A reluctant author drawn into a story he can't control.
What do they have in common?
Critic Reviews:
"The beguiling whodunit plot is dispatched with characteristic elan as Horowitz blurs the line between fact and fiction." (Financial Times)
"A very clever and inventive mystery." (Bookbag)
"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. Hugely satisfying on every level." (Written by Sime)
"Will undoubtedly exhilarate not only crime and Horowitz fans but anyone who enjoys the sense of metafiction and fourth wall breaking found in books by authors like Lemony Snicket, Bret Easton Ellis and Martin Amis." (Fiendfully Reading)
Members Reviews:
A disappointment
I bought this based purely on the rave reviews, having never encountered the author's work before, but just couldn't get past the first hour.
This is not at all the kind of book I was expecting; it reads like the -very uninteresting- memoirs of a television writer (and going back and re-reading those rave reviews, I suppose that is indeed partly true), and I'm led to believe that this literary device is meant to be somehow "meta", or "post" or even witty!
Sadly, for this reader, it's none of those, it's merely self-indulgent and alienating.
The narrator's flat delivery does little to enliven the dreariness.
The Unemployed Detective
What did you like most about The Word Is Murder?
Great story line, and an unusual approach, so it's part autobiography and part fiction. I liked Horowitz's musings on the world of literature, film and TV. I'm guessing that a lot of of his anecdotes involving famous names are true. And there are probably some in-jokes that went below my radar. Weaved into this is a great story involving an unemployed detective investigating murder with the help, or hindrance, of Horowitz. Some red herrings, plenty of clues to whodunnit and some laugh out loud moments as well I have enjoyed Horowitz's other novels, including his Magpie Murders and takes on Sherlock Holmes and James Bond, and his TV series,such as Foyle's War. I'm even tempted to try his Alex Rider novels for teenagers!I could also see this working as a TV programme, which I'd definitely watch.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Word Is Murder?
Knowing that I'd got the right person, though not the reason
Have you listened to any of Rory Kinnears other performances? How does this one compare?
Rory was one of the reasons why I chose this book, as he's an excellent actor, whom I can picture while he's telling the story.
