The Word is MurderA wealthy woman strangled six hours after shes arranged her own funeral. A very private detective uncovering secrets but hiding his own. A reluctant author drawn into a story he cant control. What do they have in common? Unexpected death, an unsolved mystery and a trail of bloody clues lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitz's page turning new thriller. SPREAD THE WORD. THE WORD IS MURDER.

The terrible abuse he suffered in childhood hasnt stopped him enjoying family life with his wife and two daughters

With the same propulsive writing and acute understanding of human instincts that captivated millions of readers around the world in her explosive debut thriller

where the rain confirms the greyness of his life

Suddenly Jimm's new life becomes somewhat more promising - and a great deal more dangerous

for the freedom of her family

a prisoner both of the Communist state and of his collection

and taking the reader from the demure gentility of Edwardian England to the decadence of Brazils rubber boom

The text is illustrated throughout in beautiful black and white wood-blocks by the highly acclaimed engraver

passion and determination

Samuel will unexpectedly find that he has to rethink everything he ever knew about his mother - a woman with an epic story of her own

It's October AD 79

About the lynching over in Marvel