The Sentence Is Death

ByAnthony Horowitz

Release Date: 2019-05-28
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers

Score: 4

From 556 Ratings

Description

"The author turns up the suspense, the sleuths turn up the clues, and crooks end up dead all while Moriarty’s specter hovers. Anything but elementary, this clever thriller is sure to please Sherlock fans." —People

A brilliantly inventive murder mystery and compelling whodunnit by the author of the New York Times bestseller The Word Is Murder.

"You shouldn’t be here. It’s too late . . . "

These, 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 in this compelling meta mystery.

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 more embroiled in this British detective mystery, he realizes that these secrets must be exposed—even at the risk of death . . .

Reviews

The word is disappointing.
2
By She She 1192
So ready to delve in to this next installment after “The Word is Murder”…I really liked the novelty of it, the suspense and its organic authenticity. “The Sentence is Death” is nowhere as exciting or as interesting because it has the pattern was set in the earlier book; the plot, the characters and the tale were comprised from the start. Do overs don’t work for me!
Main characters are not likable
2
By South shore of Lake Ontario
Not sure why I started reading this 2nd book in the series… I just have not grown to like the main characters. I don’t recommend this book or series.
Great read!
5
By Duk Out
True Horowitz style. Witty, amusing and carefully crafted story
Love his books
5
By Megmuff
Great characters