The Sentence is Death

A Novel

By: Anthony Horowitz

Narrated by: Rory Kinnear

Death, deception, and a detective with quite a lot to hide stalk the pages of Anthony Horowitz's brilliant murder mystery, the second in the bestselling series starring Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne.

“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.

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 the case, he realizes that these secrets must be exposed—even at the risk of death . . .

Another masterpiece from Horowitz who is something of a genius !!!!

loved it and was glued to the “pages”. Beautifully read as well. On to the third ..

Sherlock and Watson mixed with the odd couple

The two leads and how they are very different but work well together and their differences make the story fun.

Great fun

Loved the performance. The police officer who was Sammy to be irritating really was. Great fun! Nice twisty story with fun intersection with reality. Thank you guys!