Hawthorne and Horowitz Mysteries by Anthony Horowitz 4 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set
The Word Is Murder
The Sentence Is Death
A Line to Kill
The Twist of a Knife

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback

Overview
This four-book paperback collection brings together Anthony Horowitz's acclaimed Hawthorne and Horowitz Mysteries, a whip-smart series reinventing the classic detective duo for modern readers. Former police detective Daniel Hawthorne teams up with a fictionalized version of Anthony Horowitz, who narrates each investigation as it unfolds. The pairing creates a playful layer of suspense: the writer is both witness and unreliable narrator, while Hawthorne quietly outpaces every reader's best guess. Spanning London crime scenes, a literary festival, and a West End theater, this set delivers four self-contained mysteries packed with clever misdirection, sharp dialogue, and satisfying twists for crime fiction fans.

About the Books
The Hawthorne and Horowitz Mysteries take the classic detective-and-sidekick formula and twist it: instead of a Watson, Hawthorne is paired with a version of Anthony Horowitz himself, a working crime writer roped into documenting real investigations he cannot fully control. In The Word Is Murder, a woman is strangled just hours after calmly arranging her own funeral, and Hawthorne's blunt, closed-off methods clash with Horowitz's instinct to shape the story. The Sentence Is Death raises the stakes with the murder of a celebrated divorce lawyer, a cryptic number scrawled on the crime-scene wall, and a widening web of literary and personal secrets. A Line to Kill relocates the pair to a literary festival on the small Channel Island of Alderney, where a controversial power-line proposal has divided the community and a killer moves among the festival guests. The Twist of a Knife turns the tension inward: a scathing theater critic is murdered with the very letter opener gifted to him, and suspicion falls on Horowitz, forcing him to team up with the estranged Hawthorne to clear his own name. Across all four books, Horowitz plays with the conventions of true-crime narration and classic whodunits alike, dropping fair-play clues while keeping readers guessing until the final chapter. The result is a distinctive, character-driven series that rewards close attention, offers plenty of dry British wit, and never loses its narrative momentum. Presented together in matching paperback editions, this set is an ideal way to experience the series in reading order.

Key Benefits

• All four Hawthorne and Horowitz Mysteries together in matching paperback editions
• Clever, fair-play whodunits with genuine twists you won't see coming
• A unique meta-fictional narrator gimmick that sets this series apart from typical crime fiction
• Written by acclaimed author Anthony Horowitz, creator of Alex Rider and Foyle's War
• Great for reading in series order, back to back, without hunting down individual titles
• A thoughtful gift for mystery lovers, book clubs, or your own summer reading pile

Book-by-Book Guide
The Word Is Murder — A woman is strangled just hours after calmly arranging her own funeral, launching Hawthorne and Horowitz's very first case together.
The Sentence Is Death — A celebrated divorce lawyer is bludgeoned to death, and a cryptic number left at the crime scene sends the pair chasing a web of literary secrets.
A Line to Kill — Hawthorne and Horowitz travel to a literary festival on the Channel Island of Alderney, where a divisive power-line proposal hides a killer among the guests.
The Twist of a Knife — A theater critic is murdered with his own letter opener, and suspicion falls on Horowitz himself, forcing him to turn to Hawthorne to prove his innocence.

About the Author
Anthony Horowitz is an acclaimed British author and screenwriter known for ingenious plotting and sharp, witty prose. He created the beloved Alex Rider young adult spy series and the television detective dramas Foyle's War and Midsomer Murders. Horowitz has also written officially authorized continuation novels for Ian Fleming's James Bond and Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. With the Hawthorne and Horowitz Mysteries, he turns the detective novel inside out, casting himself as a character forced to document a case he cannot control, blending classic puzzle-plotting with self-aware, modern narration that mystery fans love.

Why You'll Love This Collection
Perfect for fans of clever whodunits, this set offers four twisty, character-driven mysteries in one collectible paperback bundle. It's a smart pick for a birthday gift, holiday stocking stuffer, or your own summer reading stack, and a great way to binge a full series without waiting between books. Sharp, funny, and endlessly clever.

Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.