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From the globally bestselling author of Close to Death comes an unputdownable new mystery in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series.
'Easily the greatest of our crime writers' Sunday Times
'Nobody does this crime fiction better than Anthony Horowitz' Crime Time FM
'Anthony Horowitz is a national treasure' Ragnar Jonasson
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The Word is Murder, the first book in the Hawthorne series, is being made into a major feature film.
The actors have been cast, the script written, and filming has already started in Hastings.
But when Hawthorne and Anthony visit the set, they find a far from happy family.
The director's pretentious, the screenwriter's an eco-warrior, the two stars hate each other, and the producer has run out of money.
And things are about to get much, much worse.
In the middle of shooting, the actor playing Hawthorne is stabbed - which leaves the real Hawthorne with no choice. He has to step in and investigate his own murder.
Because the killer may not have got the right man. Was it Hawthorne himself who was meant to be the target?
A Deadly Episode is a wild ride through a world that the author knows only too well, and the most personal case Hawthorne has had to deal with so far.
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Readers cannot get enough of A Deadly Episode . . .
'The perfect whodunnit' 5-star reader review
'A very entertaining instalment to this fabulous series' 5-star reader review
'A pacy and entertaining mystery that I loved from start to finish' 5-star reader review
'A roller coaster of red herrings' 5-star reader review
'Full of humour, twists and red herrings' 5-star reader review
'Exceedingly brilliant' 5-star reader review
- Publisher Name:Cornerstone
- Product Format:Trade paperback
- ISBN: 9781529904338
- Author:Horowitz, Anthony
- Publication Date:2026-04-23
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