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Retired publisher Susan Ryeland is running a small hotel on a Greek island with her long-term boyfriend. But life isn''t as idyllic as it should be: exhausted by the responsibility of making everything work on an island where nothing ever does, Susan is beginning to miss her literary life in London - even though her publishing career once entangled her in a lethal literary murder plot.So when an English couple come to visit with tales of a murder that took place in a hotel the same day their daughter Cecily was married there, Susan can''t help but find herself fascinated.And when they tell her that Cecily has gone missing a few short hours after reading Atticus Pund Takes The Case, a crime novel Susan edited some years previously, Susan knows she must return to London to find out what has happened.The clues to the murder and to Cecily''s disappearance must lie within the pages of this novel.But to save Cecily, Susan must place her own life in mortal danger...

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 page-turning 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?'A real page-turner.I loved it!' ALED JONES (ITV, Weekend)'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)"A perfect detective novel in a unique style complete with an excellent twist!" (Life Has a Funny Way of Sneaking Up On You)'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)'A very addictive read...

Featuring his famous literary detective Atticus Pund and Susan Ryeland, hero of the worldwide bestseller Magpie Murders, a brilliantly complex literary thriller with echoes of Agatha Christie from New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz.

Author of MORIARTY and TRIGGER MORTIS, Anthony Horowitz offers up a whodunit like no other in this fiendishly clever new novel.When editor Susan Ryeland is given the tattered manuscript of Alan Conway's latest novel, she has little idea it will change her life. She's worked with the revered crime writer for years and his detective, Atticus Pund, is renowned for solving crimes in the sleepy English villages of the 1950s. As Susan knows only too well, vintage crime sells handsomely. It's just a shame that it means dealing with an author like Alan Conway...But Conway's latest tale of murder at Pye Hall is not quite what it seems. Yes, there are dead bodies and a host of intriguing suspects, but hidden in the pages of the manuscript there lies another story: a tale written between the very words on the page, telling of real-life jealousy, greed, ruthless ambition and murder.From Sunday Times bestseller Anthony Horowitz comes Magpie Murders, his deliciously dark take on the cosy crime novel, brought bang- up-to-date with a fiendish modern twist.

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 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 GBP3,000, 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 realises that these secrets must be exposed - even at the risk of death...

Ve a Venecia, busca a Scorpia, y entonces podrás encontrar tu destino..." Estas son las últimas palabras que Yessen, un peligroso asesino a sueldo, le dijo a Alex antes de morir en el Air Force One, el avion del presidente de los Estados Unidos. Ahora Alex Rider esta en Venecia y ha encontrado a Scorpia, una organizacion criminal con un plan tan elaborado y diabolicamente perverso que parece fantastico...pero no lo es. Sin embargo, Alex va a encontrarse ademas con algo inesperado: respuestas sobre su pasado y del de sus padres que ahora sabe que no murieron en un accidente. Alex Rider es solo un adolescente, pero trabaja para el servicio secreto MI6. Su mision consiste en acabar con el plan de Scorpia, pero esta vez tambien quiere venganza y tendra que tomar una decision... Este libro, el quinto de las aventuras de Alex Rider, desvela los secretos del pasado del joven espia y hara las delicias de sus seguidores por su ritmo trepidante, una accion llena de suspense y el sorprendente desenlace final.

Ve a Venecia, busca a Scorpia, y entonces podrás encontrar tu destino...” Estas son las últimas palabras que Yessen, un peligroso asesino a sueldo, le dijo a Alex antes de morir en el Air Force One, el avión del presidente de los Estados Unidos. Ahora Alex Rider está en Venecia y ha encontrado a Scorpia, una organización criminal con un plan tan elaborado y diabólicamente perverso que parece fantástico...pero no lo es. Sin embargo, Alex va a encontrarse además con algo inesperado: respuestas sobre su pasado y del de sus padres que ahora sabe que no murieron en un accidente. Alex Rider es solo un adolescente, pero trabaja para el servicio secreto MI6. Su misión consiste en acabar con el plan de Scorpia, pero esta vez también quiere venganza y tendrá que tomar una decisión... Este libro, el quinto de las aventuras de Alex Rider, desvela los secretos del pasado del joven espía y hará las delicias de sus seguidores por su ritmo trepidante, una acción llena de suspense y el sorprendente desenlace final.

Meet Alex Rider, the reluctant teenage spy. When his guardian dies in suspicious circumstances, 14-year-old Alex Rider finds his world turned upside down. Within days he's gone from schoolboy to superspy. Forcibly recruited into MI6, Alex has to take part in gruelling SAS training exercies. Then, armed with his own special set of secret gadgets, he's off on his first mission...

Readers will cheer for Alex Rider, the 14-year-old hero of British author Horowitz's spy thriller (the first in a projected series). When his guardian and uncle, Ian, is mysteriously killed, Alex discovers that his uncle was not the bank vice-president he purported to be, but rather a spy for the British government. Now the government wants Alex to take over his uncle's mission: investigating Sayle Enterprises, the makers of a revolutionary computer called Stormbreaker. The company's head plans to donate one to every secondary school in England, but his dealings with unfriendly countries and Ian Rider's murder have brought him under suspicion. Posing as a teenage computer whiz who's won a Stormbreaker promotional contest, Alex enters the factory and immediately finds clues from his uncle. Satirical names abound (e.g., Mr. Grin, Mr. Sayle's brutish butler, is so named for the scars he received from a circus knife-throwing act gone wrong) and the hard-boiled language is equally outrageous (It was a soft gray night with a half-moon forming a perfect D in the sky. D for what, Alex wondered. Danger? Discovery? Or disaster?). These exaggerations only add to the fun, as do the creative gadgets that Alex uses, including a metal-munching cream described as Zit-Clean. For Healthier Skin. The ultimate mystery may be a bit of a letdown, but that won't stop readers from racing through Alex's adventures, from a high-speed bike chase to a death-defying dance with a Portuguese man-of-war. The audience will stay tuned for his next assignment, Point Blanc, due out spring 2002. Ages 10-up.

Joe vive con sus padres ricos que se preocupan muy poco de él en la enorme mansión familiar. Aunque lo peor de todo es su abuelita. Joe comienza a sospechar que la abuelita está preparando algo contra el. El problema es saber que y como evitarlo.

En el principio de los tiempos, unos seres malvados y crueles, los Antiguos, invadieron la Tierra con siniestros propósitos. Sin embargo, cinco niños dotados de poderes especiales consiguieron rechazarlos y salvar a la Humanidad de un destino espantoso. Aun asi, por todo el planeta quedaron dispersos unos portales que comunican con la oscura dimension donde los Antiguos moran al acecho, avidos de cobrarse una horrible venganza. Huerfano de padre y madre, Matt Freeman tiene problemas con la policia y es enviado a una granja de acogida en Yorkshire. Una vez alli, descubrira que posee alucinantes poderes cuyo alcance va mas alla de su imaginacion y, tras una trepidante peripecia que empieza en el Museo de Historia Natural y acaba en una central nuclear abandonada, luchara por salvar su vida y evitar que el mundo acabe sumido en el caos y la destruccion. El Portal del Cuervo es la primera entrega de Los cinco guardianes, una serie de aventuras fantasticas ambientada en nuestros dias y protagonizada por cinco jovenes heroes con poderes extraordinarios.

My favourite literary hero at the moment is Anthony Horowitz SHARI LAPENA, author of The Couple Next Doorand A Stranger in the House_________________________Death, deception, and a detective with quite a lot to hide: the second novel in the bestselling series starring Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne._________________________You shouldnt be here. Its too lateThese were Richard Pryce's last words, overheard moments 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 words? Why did the killer paint a number on his wall? And, most importantly, which of the mans many, many enemies did the deed?Baffled, the police are forced to bring in Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne and his sidekick, the author Anthony, whos 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. Anthony knows they must be exposed even at the risk of death_________________________Its great fun and often hilarious to watch Anthony, as Hawthornes biographer try to solve crimes while hopelessly out of his depth. This is meta-fiction I can get behind. SHARI LAPENA"Anthony Horowitz gets away with murder in all sorts of ways and emerges triumphant" THE TIMES, Books of the Year"Pure pleasure for readers A must-read delight." WALL STREET JOURNAL"This is crime fiction as dazzling entertainment, sustained by writing as skilfully light-footed as Fred Astaire" SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB (STAR PICK)"A crime story that keeps you up into the small hours a page-turning mystery" METRO"Sheer genius ... The narrative is hilarious and full of Holmesian clues and deliberate errors which will leave the eagle-eyed reader feeling just a bit smug. A joy from start to finish" INDEPENDENT"Fans of traditional puzzle mysteries will be enthralled" PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"One of the most creative writers in the country today" JEREMY VINE"Huge fun Its hard to know why anyone who loves a good mystery wouldnt thoroughly enjoy the ride" IRISH INDEPENDENT"A new Anthony Horowitz novel is always something to look forward to. Anyone who likes a good Midsomer-style murder mystery will love The Sentence is Death" CULTUREFLY'Succeeds on all levels ... Horowitz has the Midas touch' BOOKLIST'This mystery is a worthy and witty follow-up to last year's best-seller The Word Is Murder ... brilliant and enigmatic' AARP'No one currently working the field has anywhere near this much ingenuity to burn' KIRKUS

EASILY THE GREATEST OF OUR CRIME WRITERS'Sunday Times***BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MOONFLOWER MURDERS***'The murders are elaborate, the clues opaque and the mystery seemingly unsolvable, until Hawthorne steps in with customary aplomb and explains all. As a mystery, this book is immensely satisfying. But as a meta-story - an extravagant, knowing satire ... knowing send-up of the author himself; and a homage to the Golden Age of mystery - it is pure delight.'NEW YORK TIMESPrivate Investigator Daniel Hawthorne and the writer Anthony Horowitz have been invited to a literary festival on the island of Alderney to talk about their new book.Very soon they discover that dark forces are at work.Alderney is in turmoil over a planned power line that will cut through it, desecrating a war cemetery and turning neighbour against neighbour.And the visiting authors seem to be harbouring any number of unpleasant secrets.When the festival's wealthy sponsor is found brutally murdered, Alderney goes into lockdown and Hawthorne knows he doesn't have to look too far for suspects. There's no escape. The killer is still on the island.And there's about to be a second death . . .

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Another Word For Murder by Anthony Horowitz, read by Rory Kinnear.Passion, deception, an unexplained death and a detective with quite a lot to hide lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitz's brilliant new murder mystery, the second in the bestselling series starring Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne.William Pryce is an elegant, smooth-tongued lawyer who has made a fortune out of celebrity divorces - and a lot of enemies in the process. Unmarried himself, he lives in a handsome bachelor pad on the edge of Hampstead Heath.