Anthony Horowitz's picture
1,876 followers

Anthony Horowitz


UK flag (b.1955)

Anthony Horowitz is the author of the bestselling teen spy series, Alex Rider, and is also responsible for creating and writing some of the UK's most loved and successful TV series, including Midsomer Murders and Foyle's War.

He has also written two highly acclaimed Sherlock Holmes novels, The House of Silk and Moriarty; a James Bond novel, Trigger Mortis; and his most recent stand-alone novel, Magpie Murders, was a Top Five Sunday Times bestseller.

He is on the board of the Old Vic Theatre, and was awarded an OBE for his services to literature in January 2014.
 

Genres: Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, Historical Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Young Adult Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
September 2024

thumb
The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2024
(Best Mystery Stories of the Year, book 4)
Series
Pentagram
   1. The Devil's Door-Bell (1983)
   2. The Night of the Scorpion (1985)
   3. The Silver Citadel (1986)
   4. Day of the Dragon (1989)
thumbthumbthumbthumb
 
Diamond Brothers
   1. The Falcon's Malteser (1986)
     aka Just Ask for Diamond
   2. Public Enemy Number Two (1987)
   3. South by South East (1991)
   4. The Blurred Man (2003)
   5. The French Confection (2003)
   6. I Know What You Did Last Wednesday (2003)
   Three of Diamonds (2004)
   7. The Greek Who Stole Christmas (2007)
   Four of Diamonds (2012)
   Two of Diamonds (2013)
   8. Where Seagulls Dare (2022)
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumb
 
Groosham Grange
   1. Groosham Grange (1988)
   2. Return to Groosham Grange (1991)

     aka The Unholy Grail

thumbthumb
 
Alex Rider
   1. Stormbreaker (2000)
   2. Point Blanc (2001)

     aka Point Blank

   2.5. Quite a Ride (2010)
   3. Skeleton Key (2002)
   4. Eagle Strike (2003)
   5. Scorpia (2004)
   6. Ark Angel (2005)
   The Gadgets (2005)
   7. Snakehead (2007)
   The Mission Files (2008)
   8. Crocodile Tears (2009)
   9. Scorpia Rising (2011)
   10. Russian Roulette (2013)
   11. Never Say Die (2017)
   Secret Weapon (2019)
   Alex Rider Undercover (2020)
   12. Nightshade (2020)
   13. Nightshade Revenge (2023)
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumb
 
Pocket Horowitz
   Burnt (2002)
   Killer Camera (2002)
   Night Bus (2002)
   Scared (2002)
   The Phone Goes Dead (2002)
   Twist Cottage (2002)
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumb
 
Power of Five / Gatekeepers
   1. Raven's Gate (2005)
   2. Evil Star (2006)
   3. Nightrise (2007)
   4. Necropolis (2008)
   5. Oblivion (2012)
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumb
 
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumb
 
Legends
   1. Battles and Quests (2010)
   2. Beasts and Monsters (2010)
   3. Heroes and Villains (2011)
   4. Death and the Underworld (2011)
   5. Tricks and Transformations (2012)
   6. The Wrath of the Gods (2012)
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumb
 
thumbthumb
 
Sherlock Holmes
continued from the original series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
   1. The House of Silk (2011)
   1.5. The Three Monarchs (2014)
   2. Moriarty (2014)
thumbthumbthumb
 
thumbthumbthumb
 
Magpie Murders
   1. Magpie Murders (2016)
   2. Moonflower Murders (2020)
thumbthumb
 
Hawthorne and Horowitz Mystery
   1. The Word is Murder (2017)
   2. The Sentence is Death (2018)
   3. A Line to Kill (2021)
   4. The Twist of a Knife (2022)
   5. Close to Death (2024)
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumb
 
Novels
   The Sinister Secret of Frederick K. Bower (1979)
     aka Enter Frederick K Bower
   Misha, the Magician and the Mysterious Amulet (1981)
   Adventurer (1987)
   New Adventures of William Tell (1989)
   Granny (1994)
   The Switch (1996)
   The Devil and His Boy (1998)
   Mindgame (2001)
   The Killing Joke (2004)
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumb
 
Collections
   Starting Out (1990)
   The Kingfisher Book of Myths and Legends (1991)
   Horowitz Horror (1999)
   More Horowitz Horror (2000)
   The Complete Horowitz Horror (2008)
   Bloody Horowitz (2010)
   More Bloody Horowitz (2010)
   Midnight Feast (2011) (with others)
   Scared to Death (2018)
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumb
 
Novellas and Short Stories
thumbthumb
 
Anthologies edited
thumbthumb
 
Series contributed to
thumb
 
James Bond
   39. Trigger Mortis (2015)
   40. Forever and a Day (2018)
   41. With a Mind to Kill (2022)
thumbthumbthumb
 
thumb
 
Plays show
 
Non fiction show
 
Anthony Horowitz recommends
thumb
The Warm Hands of Ghosts (2024)
Katherine Arden
"A marvelous novel, visionary, imaginative, and brilliantly written."
thumb
Committed (2023)
Chris Merritt
"Very well done - tight action and a smart central character."
thumb
Strange Sally Diamond (2023)
Liz Nugent
"Such a terrific read . . . [Sally is] an amazing character."

More recommendations 


Anthologies containing stories by Anthony Horowitz
thumb
California Schemin' (2020)
Bouchercon 2020 Anthology
(Bouchercon Anthology)
edited by
Art Taylor
thumb
A Very Murderous Christmas (2018)
Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season
(Vintage Murders, book 3)
edited by
Cecily Gayford
thumb
Oxcrimes (2014)
27 Killer Stories from the Cream of Crimewriters
edited by
Peter Florence

More anthologies 


Awards
Anthony Awards Best Novel nominee (2018) : Magpie Murders
Barry Awards Best Novel nominee (2018) : Magpie Murders
Macavity Awards Best Novel winner (2018) : Magpie Murders
Barry Awards Best Thriller nominee (2019) : Forever and a Day


Visitors also looked at these authors


About Fantastic Fiction       Information for Authors