Random House presents the audiobook edition of Another Word For Murder by Anthony Horowitz, go through by Rory Kinnear.

‘My favourite literary hero at the moment is Anthony Horowitz’ – SHARI LAPENA, author of The Couple Following Doorand A Stranger in the House

Death, deception, and a detective with quite a lot to hide: the next novel in the bestselling series starring Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne.

‘You shouldn’t be here. It’s as well late…’

We were holding Richard Pryce’s last terms, overheard about The Phrase is Loss of life: A mind-bending murder mystery through the bestselling author of THE TERM IS MURDER occasions before the celeb divorce lawyer was bludgeoned to death with a £3,000 bottle of wine.

Strange circumstances pile up. Pryce was teetotal, so why this bottle? Why those phrases? Why do the killer paint a number on his wall? And, most of all, which of the man’s many, many opponents did the deed?

Baffled, the authorities are compelled to bring in Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne and his sidekick, the author Anthony, who’s really obtaining rather proficient at this murder investigation business.

But while Hawthorne assumes the situation with characteristic relish, it becomes very clear that he, too, has secrets to cover up. Anthony knows they need to be revealed – also at the chance of death…

‘It’s great fun and often hilarious to watch Anthony, seeing that Hawthorne’s biographer make an effort to resolve crimes while hopelessly out of his depth. This is meta-fiction I could get behind.’ – SHARI LAPENA

‘Anthony Horowitz gets aside with murder in all sorts of ways and emerges triumphant’ – THE DAYS, Books of the entire year

‘Pure satisfaction for readers … A must-read joy.’ – WALL STREET JOURNAL

‘This is criminal offense fiction as dazzling entertainment, continual by writing as skilfully light-footed as Fred Astaire’ – SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB (STAR PICK)

‘A crime tale that helps to keep you up into the small hours… a page-turning secret’ – METRO

‘Sheer genius … The narrative is usually hilarious and full of Holmesian hints and deliberate mistakes which will leave the eagle-eyed reader feeling just a bit smug. A pleasure from begin to finish’ – Indie

‘Followers of traditional puzzle mysteries will become enthralled’ – Web publishers WEEKLY

‘One of the very most creative writers in the united states today’ – JEREMY VINE

‘Huge fun… It’s hard to learn why anyone who adores a good mystery wouldn’t thoroughly benefit from the ride’ – IRISH Individual

‘A new Anthony Horowitz book is usually something to look forward to. Anyone who loves a good Midsomer-style murder mystery will like The Sentence is usually Death’ – CULTUREFLY

‘Succeeds on all levels … Horowitz gets the Midas contact’ – BOOKLIST

‘This secret is a worthy and witty follow-up to last year’s best-seller THE TERM Is Murder … amazing and enigmatic’ – AARP

‘No one currently operating the field has anywhere near anywhere near this much ingenuity to burn off’ – KIRKUS