The unputdownable new murder mystery in the Sunday Times bestselling detective series, from the award-winning author of Magpie Murders and Close to Death.
‘Easily the greatest of our crime writers’ Sunday Times
'Nobody does this crime fiction better than Anthony Horowitz’ Crime Time FM
‘An absolutely wonderful writer’ Richard Osman
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How do you investigate your own murder…?
The good news is that The Word is Murder, the first book in the Hawthorne series, is being turned into a major feature film.
The bad news is that the director is pretentious, the two stars hate each other, and the producer has run out of money.
And things are about to get much worse.
In the middle of shooting, the actor playing Hawthorne is stabbed – which leaves the real Hawthorne with no choice. He has to step in and investigate his own murder.
Because the killer may not have got the right man. Was it Hawthorne himself who was meant to be the target?
A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, A Deadly Episode is an intriguing page-turner that once again demonstrates why Anthony Horowitz is the reigning king of the modern whodunit.
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Praise for A Deadly Episode . . .
'Five-star entertainment’ The Times
‘Clever and playful, this is meta-mystery at its best.’ iPaper
'Another winner' Financial Times
'Perfect for Agatha Christie fans' Hello!
'A brilliant writer' Sunday Independent
‘Delightful’ Wall Street Journal
'Full of humour, twists and red herrings' 5-star reader review
'A pacy and entertaining mystery that I loved from start to finish' 5-star reader review
'A rollercoaster of red herrings' 5-star reader review
'Exceedingly brilliant' 5-star reader review
'The perfect whodunnit' 5-star reader review
Author: Anthony Horowitz
Publication Date: 23-04-2026
Format: Paperback / softback
Pages: 384
Publisher: Cornerstone
Height (mm): 31
Width (mm): 153
Length (mm): 232
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