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Name: The sentence is death
Author: Anthony Horowitz

📘 The sentence is death by Anthony Horowitz

Richard Pryce, a prominent celebrity‑divorce lawyer, is discovered brutally murdered in his London flat, a bottle of 1982 Château Lafite worth £3,000 left as a curious clue and a three‑digit number painted on the wall. With the case baffling local police, they enlist Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne and his empathetic sidekick, the author Anthony, who quickly discovers his own concealed past. As Hawthorne digs deeper, he uncovers a web of motives among Pryce’s many enemies and must confront the danger that threatens both him and his narrator friend. The investigation turns into a tense game of secrecy and revelation.

First publish date: 2019

Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator

Authors: Anthony Horowitz

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