THE WORD IS MURDER by
Anthony Horowitz
A woman plans her funeral in great detail, leaves the
funeral home and six hours later is murdered – or maybe it was suicide. The writing form used for this book (the actual
author is a pretend/actual author telling the tale) is a bit off putting, but
once you get beyond that the mystery is engrossing.
Perhaps I read too many of
Horowitz’s Alex Ryder books to be interested in his ruminations as the pretend/actual
author. I wanted him to just get on with the murder/suicide and tell his tale.
Well drawn characters, several possible murderers, a
convincing possibility for suicide – so which is it? Get beyond his conceit and the mystery is a good
one.
3 of 5 stars
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