The Word Is Murder • ⭐️x5 • A murder mystery novel where the author writes himself in as the main character looking for inspiration for his next murder mystery novel? Can't say I've heard of that technique before, but it paid off here! This is *such* a delight of a novel. It's incredibly self-aware and meta and hilarious, and the actual mystery plot kept me on my toes the whole way through. I loved it!