The Sentence Is Death
- Published
- 1 November 2018
- Pages
- 375
- ISBN-13
- 9781784757533
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Sentence Is Death followed on November 1, 2018, the second book at 375 pages, continuing the golden-age-style deduction of Hawthorne opposite the self-deprecating, complaining narration of "Horowitz" himself.
Key facts about The Sentence Is Death
Anthony Horowitz wrote The Sentence Is Death, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1 November 2018. The book has 375 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781784757533 to find the main one.
The Sentence Is Death is book 2 of 6 in the Hawthorne & Horowitz series. The series has 6 published books. However, the series starts with The Word Is Murder (2017). A Deadly Episode is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 23 April 2026.
Additionally, Anthony Horowitz writes The Diamond Brothers, Groosham Grange and Alex Rider, plus 3 more series. Those series sit on our mystery, middle-grade fantasy and thriller shelves. Meanwhile, A Deadly Episode is the latest published Anthony Horowitz book on file, from 23 April 2026.
About Anthony Horowitz
Anthony Horowitz is a British author and screenwriter known for an unusually wide range spanning children's spy fiction, literary crime pastiche, and prestige television. See every Anthony Horowitz book in order.
Its place in Hawthorne & Horowitz
The Sentence Is Death is book 2 in the Hawthorne & Horowitz series. It follows The Word Is Murder. It is followed by A Line to Kill. See the full Hawthorne & Horowitz reading order.
Hawthorne & Horowitz is Anthony Horowitz's adult crime series with a metafictional trick at its center: the narrator is "Anthony Horowitz" himself, a novelist reluctantly dragged into real murder investigations by Daniel Hawthorne, a brilliant, prickly ex-detective he's been hired to write a true-crime book about. Hawthorne solves the cases with classic golden-age deduction; "Horowitz" bumbles along as an unreliable, self-deprecating Watson figure, complaining about his own contracts and screenwriting deadlines…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781784757533