Anthony Horowitz is one of the most prolific and successful writers working in the UK. He has
written over 40 books including the bestselling teen spy ¿Alex Rider' series which is
estimated to have sold 19 million copies worldwide. Anthony is also an acclaimed writer for
adults. He was commissioned by the Conan Doyle Estate to write two new Sherlock Holmes novels
The House of Silk was published in November 2011 and was internationally lauded as the top
title of the autumn. The sequel Moriarty was published in October 2014 with similar success.
The Ian Fleming Estate then asked him to write a continuation James Bond novel Trigger Mortis
and in 2016 he became the first writer to be invited to produce a second with a release
scheduled for May 2018. His standalone novel Magpie Murders was released in October 2016 to
critical acclaim and 2017 saw the release of The Word is Murder the first in a series of
detective novels. Anthony is also responsible for creating and writing some of the UK¿s most
beloved and successful television series including Midsomer Murders and Foyle¿s War . In 2014
he was awarded an OBE for his services to literature.
