The Sentence Is Death

A Novel

By: Anthony Horowitz

Narrated by: Rory Kinnear

Narrated by Rory Kinnear

Death, 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.

“You shouldn’t be here. It’s too late . . . ”

These, 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.

Odd, 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?

Baffled, 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.

But 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 . . .

hooked

loved the story and the narrator. such a great listen. Anthony kept the reader guessing till the last page.

Horowitz does it again.

I have a love-hate relationship with this series. I love it when a new one comes out and then really hate it when it's over. I would love to get a new one of these literally once a week, although I know that's not possible. Horowitz proves, time and again, that you don't need sex and gore to tell a compelling story. The whole idea of injecting his true self into a work of fiction is just beyond clever and makes these books especially fun to read. And they're just beautifully written. I WANT MORE!

Great book!

Like all of his other works, this book was amazing. The author and the narrator are a perfect combination.

Love Anthony Horowitz

I’ve never read his youth novels but his adult novels are so excellent. I have such an appreciation for how his Sherlock Holmes fondness is apparent in subtle and overt aspects of his writing. Always entertaining and well written. Narrator is just the right pick for his books also.

Wonderful story- god awful narration

An excellent 2nd installment in the series! This story had me hooked from chapter 1 and did not disappoint.
Rory Kinnear is *mostly* an outstanding narrator. It’s disappointing that he gives a major female character the most grating, absurdly high-pitched squawk of a voice that’s twice the volume of the rest of the narration. Unpleasant to listen to at best & grotesquely sexist at worst—no idea how this narration made it past editing.