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Forgot to put this one on. I read it a while ago. I do enjoy his books. Such a prolific writer. His stories always have an unusual angle. This one the author has put himself in it. Peppered I think with facts from his own life. Making me wonder at times what was fact and what fiction.

Another Anthony Horowitz audiobook! I liked this better than the first one in the series. The mystery wasn't necessarily better (although it was good), but I think I'm getting used to the self-insertion of the author. I got the first three books on sale from Libro.fm, so I'll be starting the third one soon.

A lovely latte and a leisurely afternoon read

Another enjoyable Hawthorne & Horowitz mystery. Look forward to listening to book three!

As is becoming standard for this series, though one could argue book two is premature to make the judgement, I don't really feel comfortable recommending this to anyone else, as much I remain entertained. The Watson-type narrator remains a bit of a drip, and the detective-type varies from fondly exasperating to a complete asshole.
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I love this series!

The Sentence is Death is the second installment in the Hawthorne and Horowitz Mystery. Daniel Hawthorne is a private investigator who has author Anthony Horowitz at his side writing a book about Hawthorne‘s current investigation. Nothing like a good old fashion murder mystery in the style of Sherlock Holmes. The two investigate the murder of a very successful divorce attorney for celebrities. 🍷

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Lots of twists and turns. I wish there would have been an epilogue.

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Anthony Horowitz. Enough said. ☺

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I really enjoyed this audiobook. I love the way Rory Kinnear‘s varying character voices make it seem as if I‘m watching a film. Excited to be caught up on this series. Rory‘s performing on A LINE TO KILL also. Can‘t wait until 10/19!
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Happy accidents. Needed a little pick me up for some #audiocleaning and made my coffee in the wrong order. I dig it! Also, I find Horowitz so good on audio! Anyone else? Can‘t wait for book three in this series out in October. #currentlisten

I almost quit this several times. The book itself was great, but the voice the narrator chose to give the adversarial police detective was so grating that I could hardly bear it. The character was awful and had no redeeming qualities whatsoever. That combo is lethal (pun intended). I definitely had the urge to throw my phone across the room several times while listening. I recommend you skip the audiobook on this one, and read it on the page.

A fun mystery! Listened to the audiobook and it made cleaning and commuting enjoyable. 🥰

I actually liked this one better than the one first in the series. Hawthorne was just as insufferable but there were more awful characters that made me root for him a bit. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Now I‘m rather looking forward to book #3 coming out later this year. The resplendent Rory Kinnear narrates this book as he did the first of the series.

Just finished this for the #tbrdeckofcards challenge (an audiobook). It was pretty good, but spoiled for me by the 2D villain of the piece, a bent cop. It didn‘t help that the narrator was holding the idiot ball on how to deal with it (my dude, you a. Have a phone you can record her threats on, and b. Are a famous kids author, with a good chance that one of her superiors‘ kids is a fan. It‘s not rocket science).

On a freezing cold day, what‘s the best thing to do? Finish my Horowitz novel of course. So far, I have really enjoyed the few novels I have read by this author. This one was no exception, although not my favourite. It was nice to reconnect with eccentric detective Daniel Hawthorne over a cup of hot tea 3.5/5⭐️

I really enjoyed The Word is Murder - I thought Horowitz‘ gimmick of fictionalizing himself was a fresh take on things. But this one was a bit of a letdown. Maybe I just wasn‘t in the right frame of mind but I was just irritated at both Horowitz and Hawthorne for most of the book. The end did redeem the book, though.

Another 5 star Hawthorne read 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 I hope there‘s another one in the works 🤞🏼

A little early morning reading while listening to the birds and crickets 🥰 #helloweekend #freeairconditioning

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It‘s taken me days to read the first half, but i finished the second half in one go. Really enjoyed this murder mystery, very well written and had good fun guessing how all the clues were going to work out.
This is the first of Horowitz‘s adult books I‘ve read and I look forward to reading another.

This book is jinxed. Every time I pick it up something happens and I have to put it down again. I am determined not to move for the next 30 minutes. I have wine, I have cake and I will get this chapter finished!!!

Started this one on audio today and still working their Eye of the world. Just have not been in the mood to read much this last few weeks.

I'm not sleeping well (I'm never a *great* sleeper, but it's worse now with worry over the world—including my EMT younger son), so I'm having a hard time concentrating on anything. Maybe if I had read this at a more normal time, I'd like it even more. At this time, I'd rate this a 3+/4- (out of 5).

It's a pretty good mystery—multiple murders and multiple suspects. The narrator was annoying to me. I haven't decided about author-as-character.

I liked this one! It was less gruesome than the first (The Word is Murder) and a bit sadder. I‘m not crazy about the narrator—he does a good Hawthorn but makes Anthony suuuuuper whiny. A good follow-up! I‘m looking forward to the next one.

Pretty good.

The Sentence is Death is my new walking book. I really liked The Word is Murder, and, so far, I‘m enjoying this one too. It was a beautiful day today after three days of rain. #audiowalk

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1. An unusual choice for a LOL book, but I appreciate dark and sarcastic humor, and this book has it! I love Horowitz‘s books, so I highly recommend them.
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3. Winter sports! Though, my favorite sport is baseball...
4. So many wonderful Littens - you‘re all incredibly generous and supportive! I ❤️ Litsy!

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This was the second in a series, in which I had not read the first. But it was good and they covered what I needed from the first. Very meta (the main character is the author?) but a good mystery.

Accidentally read the second book of a series...oh well....

I love these novels. Flat out mind bending

Horowitz is one of those authors I constantly praise and try to convince more people to read. In his second book featuring himself as Watson to the cantankerous detective Hawthorne, Hawthorne and Horowitz investigate a murder with clues that somewhat play homage to Holmes. It‘s so good and clever! I‘m using this for the #FavoriteAuthor prompt for #GrowUp #BBRC . Horowitz is truly one of my contemporary favorites.

Jumping into #24B42020 as well.

“This was a woman who didn‘t just go to bed with a book. She went to bed with a library.”

Is it wrong how this accurately describes my reading habits?? 😂

I didn‘t enjoy this one as much as Magpie Murders and I didn‘t love The Word is Murder. It gets a little unnecessarily slow in parts and I‘m still not 100% sold on the author as character theme. Maybe I‘m just not invested in the characters? I don‘t know. If the Hawthorne series continues to follow the established pattern, it might become too predictable or gimmicky, especially with the twists at the end. I doubt I‘ll continue on.

Audio baking - pumpkin donut holes for the kids. I don‘t have much of a sweet tooth, so the sugar coating they are rolled in is over the top!

The blurring of reality and fiction in this series is an interesting note. He references books & writing. I don‘t read many novels where the author is a character.

Book two in the Hawthorne Series; Anthony Horowitz resumes his role as ‘Watson‘ to Hawthornes ‘Holmes‘ - who could have bludgeoned the rich divorce lawyer, Richard Pryce, with a £400 bottle of wine? Will Anthony ever publish his books about Hawthorne and will Hawthorne ever stop calling him Tony?

Spending Halloween night getting sucked into this story. I absolutely love Horowitz‘s writing, and he‘s an author I recommend as nauseam to people. This is the second of his series featuring Detective Hawthorne, an extremely politically incorrect former police detective whose wit is sometimes so dark and cynical I have to laugh out loud.

This is another great murder mystery by Anthony (Don‘t-call-me-Tony) Horowitz. I am a big fan of the Daniel Hawthorne series. I look forward to the next one...There WILL be a next one, right, Tony???

So excited to get this from the library already.

Another fun twist on the mystery genre from Horowitz. I really liked the word is murder and enjoyed this sequel as well. Horowitz himself is a character in the story playing Watson to Hawthorne‘s Sherlock. This time Hawthorne must solve the murder of a high-powered divorce attorney. Perfect for an airplane read.

It‘s been a few weeks and I still haven‘t finished this one. It‘s not because it‘s not good — it is— but more because I‘ve been so busy with work that I haven‘t even been posting much! And then there‘s the fact I‘ve been 🥴🤧😷 this week too...

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As the second book in the series, I expected to learn more about the ideosyncrasies of Hawthorne. Why he is the way he is, instead I was left with more questions and frustrated at the lack if character devolopment of one of the two main characters that carried over from The Word Was Murder. Anyway, at this point, I don't know that I'll even seek out the third one. Bummer.

Audio-ride... I promise that is what I was listening to, not how the ride felt LOL

I love Anthony Horowitz! At this point I know I‘m going to like whatever mystery he writes, and this was no exception. Like The Word Is Murder, this book featured the author himself as a sidekick character to an ex-detective out to solve a murder. He plays around with this role as the facts about himself, his other projects, his family members, etc are true but the crime is (presumably) completely fictional. This is a clever and enjoyable book!