{"product_id":"the-sentence-is-death-9780062912077","title":"The Sentence Is Death","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeath, deception, and a detective with quite a lot to hide stalk the pages of Anthony Horowitz's brilliant murder mystery, the second in the bestselling series starring Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling author Anthony Horowitz and eccentric detective Daniel Hawthorne team up again in a new mystery, the sequel to the brilliantly inventive \u003cem\u003eThe Word Is Murder\u003c\/em\u003e, to delve deep into the killing of a high-profile divorce lawyer and the death, only a day earlier, of his one-time friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You shouldn't be here. It's too late . . . \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese, 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  3,000, to be precise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOdd, 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaffled, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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 realizes that these secrets must be exposed--even at the risk of death . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorowitz, Anthony:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eANTHONY HOROWITZ is the author of the US bestselling \u003cem\u003eMagpie Murders\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Word is Murder\u003c\/em\u003e, and one of the most prolific and successful writers in the English language; he may have committed more (fictional) murders than any other living author. His novel \u003cem\u003eTrigger Mortis\u003c\/em\u003e features original material from Ian Fleming. His most recent Sherlock Holmes novel, \u003cem\u003eMoriarty\u003c\/em\u003e, is a reader favorite; and his bestselling Alex Rider series for young adults has sold more than 19 million copies worldwide. As a TV screenwriter, he created both \u003cem\u003eMidsomer Murders\u003c\/em\u003e and the BAFTA-winning \u003cem\u003eFoyle's War\u003c\/em\u003e on PBS. Horowitz regularly contributes to a wide variety of national newspapers and magazines, and in January 2014 was awarded an OBE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperLuxe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491476836626,"sku":"9780062912077","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9dc60856-cd7e-48ca-95d1-9292b1e9dc34.jpg?v=1730541871","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-sentence-is-death-9780062912077","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}