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The Word Is Murder
- Hawthorne, Book 1
- Narrated by: Rory Kinnear
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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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?
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- ritu roy
- 28-01-23
capturing
i can paint the characters from the voice!!! loved how all of them are interwoven and sometimes the explaination is the simplest one!!!! my second book from Mr. Horowitz and I am on a roll.
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- Pearl
- 14-07-24
gripping
cudnt stop listening. excellent stroy, excellent narration. I'm clearly hooked. already started the next one.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-04-21
Good story excellently narrated
Rory Kinnear's narration transforms this already good story into a great listen. The mystery itself is well constructed, lots of little clues sprinkled throughout, lots of red herrings. Interesting structure, too, with the author inserting himself into the narrative.
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- Saurabh Srivastava
- 16-09-21
story was good but narrator was just ok
narrator's accent for Hawthorne was horrible. totally incomprehensible. why would you do that for the main character was beyond me.
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-03-21
Enjoyable form start to finish
I loved the structure, where the author inserts himself into the story. The character of Hawthorne was intriguing. And the mystery was top notch. Great writing and a great unexpected reveal at the end.
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- Ansh Agrawal
- 18-01-24
something new
Excellent narration and good story. nice to read a story that isn't the same as every other murder mystery
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- Utkarsh Chandel
- 22-09-22
Story of a homophobic know it all Brit detective
As a literary detective I tried to figure out the mystery but it was all for vain. I might have figured out one simple tragedy but I was still unable to figure out real mystery. Wonderful murder mystery, a little oxymoronic I know. A well laid out smokescreen of a mystery to hide the real murder mystery. Loved every second of it.
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- Sarvesh
- 09-09-23
Decent narration, disappointing story
Good narration, disappointing story. The characters, both the suspects and the investigators, are simply unpleasant.
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