Bøker av Anthony Horowitz

James Bond returns in this thrilling new adventure from Anthony Horowitz - with original material by Ian Fleming. Narrated by the Golden Globe nominated star of SELMA, David Oyelowo

A gripping insight into the teenage life of Yassen Gregorovich, set against a backdrop of violence and corruption. From Yassen's training to become a deadly assassin, to meeting a teenage spy called Alex Rider, this thrilling adventure will be the deadliest yet...

When his guardian dies in suspicious circumstances, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider finds his world turned upside down. Forcibly recruited into MI6, Alex has to take part in gruelling SAS training exercises. Then, armed with his own special set of secret gadgets, he's off on his first mission to Cornwall, where Middle-Eastern multi-billionaire Herod Sayle is producing his state-of-the-art Stormbreaker computers. Sayle has offered to give one free to every school in the country - but there's more to the gift than meets the eye.

A collection of short stories featuring familiar characters from the "Alex Rider" series. From the dangers of SAS training, high-speed ski-ing in Colorado and a parasailing journey which could go horribly wrong - it provides insight into the life of teenage super-spy Alex Rider.

Fifteen-year-old MI6 agent Alex Rider travels around the world on a dangerous mission to destroy the deadly terrorist organization, Scorpia, once and for all.

Author of MORIARTY and TRIGGER MORTIS, Anthony Horowitz offers up a whodunit like no other in this fiendishly clever new novel.

A delightfully fiendish crime thriller from the bestselling author of THE HOUSE OF SILK. Unabridged edition.

Splashing down off the coast of Australia, Alex is soon working undercover - this time for ASIS, the Australian Secret Service - on a mission to infiltrate the criminal underworld of South-East Asia: the ruthless world of the Snakehead. Faced with an old enemy and troubled by his own past, Alex is caught between two secret services, with no one to trust - and this time he needs all his wits to survive...

A bold and stylish reissue of the groundbreaking and hugely popular graphic adaptation of Alex Rider's very first mission.

A hilarious, spooky tale from the number one bestselling author Anthony Horowitz.

A bold and striking graphic novel adaptation of the seventh novel in Anthony Horowitz's acclaimed Alex Rider series. Teenage spy Alex is forced into the Australian secret service. His target is the criminal underworld of South East Asia, and a ruthless organization known as the Snakehead.

From a pool of over 3,000 considered stories published last year--anything that touched on crime, mystery, and suspense, from venues as disparate as The Strand Magazine, Dark Yonder, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, The Bellevue Literary Review, and more--these are the twenty best, selected by series editor Otto Penzler and guest editor Anthony Horowitz.The tales included cover a range of styles, highlighting the diversity of subjects and forms comprising the genre we call mystery fiction. Featuring a mixture of household names, masters of the short form, and newcomers to the field, the collection offers a variety that promises something for every reader. And it's all capped off by a vintage story from the first half of the previous century, sourced directly from the rare book room at the Mysterious Bookshop, the oldest mystery fiction specialty store in the world.Authors include: Ace Atkins Michael Bracken Fleur Bradley Shelley Costa Doug Crandell Jeffery Deaver Brendan DuBois John Floyd Nils Gilbertson Peter Hayes Shells Legoullon Victor Methos Leonardo Padura Dan Pope Annie Reed Cameron Sanders Anna Scotti Archer Sullivan Andrew Welsh-Huggins Stacy Woodson

In New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz's ingenious fourth literary whodunit following The Word is Murder, The Sentence is Death, and A Line to Kill, Horowitz becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation?and only one man can prove his innocence: his newly estranged partner in solving crime, Detective Hawthorne.?I'm sorry but the answer's no.? Reluctant author, Anthony Horowitz, has had enough. He tells ex-detective Daniel Hawthorne that after three books he's splitting and their deal is over.The truth is that Anthony has other things on his mind.His new play, a thriller called Mindgame, is about to open at the Vaudeville Theater in London's West End. Not surprisingly, Hawthorne declines a ticket to the opening night.The play is panned by the critics. In particular, Sunday Times critic Margaret Throsby gives it a savage review, focusing particularly on the writing. The next day, Throsby is stabbed in the heart with an ornamental dagger which turns out to belong to Anthony, and has his fingerprints all over it.Anthony is arrested by an old enemy . . . Detective Inspector Cara Grunshaw. She still carries a grudge from her failure to solve the case described in the second Hawthorne adventure, The Sentence is Death, and blames Anthony. Now she's out for revenge.Thrown into prison and fearing for both his personal future and his writing career, Anthony is the prime suspect in Throsby's murder and when a second theatre critic is found to have died in mysterious circumstances, the net closes in. Ever more desperate, he realizes that only one man can help him.But will Hawthorne take the call?

The New York Times bestselling author of the brilliantly inventive The Word Is Murder and The Sentence Is Death returns with his third literary whodunit featuring intrepid detectives Hawthorne and Horowitz."Horowitz is a master of misdirection, and his brilliant self-portrayal, wittily self-deprecating, carries the reader through a jolly satire on the publishing world." ?BooklistWhen Ex-Detective Inspector Daniel Hawthorne and his sidekick, author Anthony Horowitz, are invited to an exclusive literary festival on Alderney, an idyllic island off the south coast of England, they don't expect to find themselves in the middle of murder investigation?or to be trapped with a cold-blooded killer in a remote place with a murky, haunted past.Arriving on Alderney, Hawthorne and Horowitz soon meet the festival's other guests?an eccentric gathering that includes a bestselling children's author, a French poet, a TV chef turned cookbook author, a blind psychic, and a war historian?along with a group of ornery locals embroiled in an escalating feud over a disruptive power line. When a local grandee is found dead under mysterious circumstances, Hawthorne and Horowitz become embroiled in the case. The island is locked down, no one is allowed on or off, and it soon becomes horribly clear that a murderer lurks in their midst. But who?Both a brilliant satire on the world of books and writers and an immensely enjoyable locked-room mystery, A Line to Kill is a triumph?a riddle of a story full of brilliant misdirection, beautifully set-out clues, and diabolically clever denouements.

AVAILABLE ONLY WHILE STOCKS LAST - THE SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION: features a gold foiled design underneath the dust jacket and is exclusive to the first print run in the UK onlyHow do you solve a murder... when everyone has the same motive? From global bestselling Anthony Horowitz, a brilliantly entertaining new mystery in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series.'Easily the greatest of our crime writers' Sunday Times'[Horowitz is] a master puppeteer' The Times'Incredible plotting, richly layered and wonderfully intricate. I inhaled it' Liz Nugent'A clever murder mystery...playful and twisty. Nobody does this crime fiction better than Anthony Horowitz' Crime Time FM'Spectacularly good fun, wickedly clever, with a pinch of the macabre, this is everything you could wish for from one of our top crime writers.' The Sun'Another delightful outing with Hawthorne and Horowitz. Each one is more inventive than the last. Keep them coming!' Shari Lapena_____________Richmond Upon Thames is one of the most desirable areas to live in London. And Riverview Close - a quiet, gated community - seems to offer its inhabitants the perfect life.At least it does until Giles Kenworthy moves in with his wife and noisy children, his four gas-guzzling cars, his loud parties and his plans for a new swimming pool in his garden.His neighbours all have a reason to hate him and are soon up in arms.When Kenworthy is shot dead with a crossbow bolt through his neck, all of them come under suspicion and his murder opens the door to lies, deception and further death.The police are baffled. Reluctantly, they call in former Detective Daniel Hawthorne. But even he is faced with a seemingly impossible puzzle.How do you solve a murder when everyone has the same motive?_____________Readers cannot get enough of Close to Death . . .***** 'All said and done, this book was yet another hole in one thanks to the virtuoso-like skill of Mr. Horowitz himself.'***** 'Wow, this has got to be my favourite detective series ever! It's Agatha Christie on steroids!'***** 'I had so much fun reading this book.'***** 'Horowitz switches up the format, keeping this series fresh, and delivers yet another outstanding tale. I loved it.'***** 'Honestly, the best crime read in a long time.'_____________More love for Close to Death . . .'Sheer genius ... A joy from start to finish' Independent'Whodunnit heaven' Financial Times'An absolutely engrossing tale ... Kudos to anyone who can figure this one out!' Starred Booklist'An exceedingly entertaining and inventive mixture of humour and suspense.' Wall Street Journal'Gloriously artificial, improbable, and ingenious. Fans of both versions of Horowitz will rejoice.' Kirkus Reviews'Turns the closed-circle mystery inside out' New York Journal of Books'The master of the mystery' Style'The king of the clever whodunnit' Good Housekeeping'A delirious concoction that transplants a Christie-style mystery into the present' Crime Time'An excellent entertaining thriller' The AfterwordSunday Times bestseller, April 2024

Anthony Horowitz¿s classic gothic page-turner is brought to life in full colour in this hilarious graphic novel adaptation.When David Elliot is expelled from his boring school, his parents send him to Groosham Grange to knock him into shape. But when he arrives at the gothic castle on remote Skrull Island, he discovers Groosham Grange is an unusual sort of school: from signing the register in blood, to the creepy teachers ¿ pallid Mr Kilgraw, Mrs Pedicure bandaged head to toe, hairy Mr Leloup who disappears every full moon... David teams up with fellow pupils Jeffrey and Jill to plan his escape. But can anyone ever escape Groosham Grange? With puns and visual jokes on every page, this is gothic humour at its best.Praise for Groosham Grange:"One of the funniest books of the year." Young Telegraph"Hilarious¿ Speeds along at full tilt from page to page." Books for Keeps

In New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz's ingenious fourth literary whodunit following The Word is Murder, The Sentence is Death, and A Line to Kill, Horowitz becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation?and only one man can prove his innocence: his newly estranged partner in solving crime, Detective Hawthorne.?I'm sorry but the answer's no.? Reluctant author, Anthony Horowitz, has had enough. He tells ex-detective Daniel Hawthorne that after three books he's splitting and their deal is over.The truth is that Anthony has other things on his mind.His new play, a thriller called Mindgame, is about to open at the Vaudeville Theater in London's West End. Not surprisingly, Hawthorne declines a ticket to the opening night.The play is panned by the critics. In particular, Sunday Times critic Margaret Throsby gives it a savage review, focusing particularly on the writing. The next day, Throsby is stabbed in the heart with an ornamental dagger which turns out to belong to Anthony, and has his fingerprints all over it.Anthony is arrested by an old enemy . . . Detective Inspector Cara Grunshaw. She still carries a grudge from her failure to solve the case described in the second Hawthorne adventure, The Sentence is Death, and blames Anthony. Now she's out for revenge.Thrown into prison and fearing for both his personal future and his writing career, Anthony is the prime suspect in Throsby's murder and when a second theatre critic is found to have died in mysterious circumstances, the net closes in. Ever more desperate, he realizes that only one man can help him.But will Hawthorne take the call?

The world's bestselling teenage spy takes on a new and daring mission. This much-awaited new book in the bestselling Alex Rider series continues Alex's fight against the deadly assassins encountered in the last book, Nightshade. Alex still has unfinished business with this sinister group made up of brainwashed children, not least trying to reunite MI6 chief Mrs Jones with her long lost son and daughter. The adventure takes us deep into the life-changing world of augmented reality, where even Alex will struggle to succeed against the technology. With daring chase scenes, a brilliant immersive gaming sequence, and a nail-biting final showdown, this new adventure brings the world's best-loved teen superspy his biggest challenge yet. Praise for Nightshade "Pacy and ingenious." -- The Sunday Times "Anthony Horowitz is on cracking form here: the plot is gripping, the characters -- both familiar and new -- are fully fleshed, and it sparkles with his characteristic wit. We could do with Alex Rider now..." --Daily Mail

Nightshade Revenge, a gripping novel by renowned author Anthony Horowitz, transports readers into a world of suspense and intrigue. Published just this year, 2023, by Walker Books Ltd, this book is a must-read for all fans of the thriller genre. Horowitz, known for his captivating storytelling, spins a tale that is as engaging as it is unexpected. Nightshade Revenge is a testament to Horowitz's ability to create complex characters and plotlines that keep readers on the edge of their seats. Don't miss out on this latest release from Walker Books Ltd, a publisher known for delivering high-quality, engaging literature. This book is available in English.

The Twist of a Knife, penned by the renowned author Anthony Horowitz, is an unmissable addition to your bookshelf. Published by Random House UK Ltd in 2023, this book is a testament to Horowitz's prowess in storytelling. The genre of this masterpiece is a closely guarded secret, waiting to be discovered by the reader. The Twist of a Knife invites you into a world of intrigue and suspense, where every page turn is a new adventure. As you navigate through the twists and turns of the narrative, you will find yourself immersed in a thrilling journey that only Horowitz can deliver. Don't miss your chance to delve into this gripping tale by Anthony Horowitz, brought to you by the distinguished publisher, Random House UK Ltd.