Anthony Horowitz

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Title: The Killing Joke: Description:
Anthony Horowitz is a very busy man. The Killing Joke, a grimly hilarious black comic novel, may be his first book for adults, but his Alex Rider series (in which a junior James Bond repeatedly saves the world) is a publishing phenomenon, selling millions to young readers – and shortly to be rendered into a film series. Horowitz has written a film for Christina Ricci, and has scripted such TV series as Foyle’s War and The Midsomer Murders. All of this varied experience has fed into The Killing Joke, and produced a novel that will have you laughing quite as often as it raises your pulse (and that's on Horowitz’s agenda, too). Guy Henderson is a struggling actor recently dumped by his girlfriend. Getting drunk in a downmarket North London pub, he overhears builders telling a sick joke about a recently deceased actress – who just happens to be Guy’s long-lost mother. He objects, and is viciously headbutted for his pains. But does he seek revenge? No – the incident sends him on torturous quest for the source of jokes such as the one that offended him – and he encounters both shadowy, sinister figures and bizarre characters who appear to have stepped right out of jokes -- and don’t have his welfare at heart.The one-liners here are, to quote the title, killingly funny, and the hapless Guy is a wonderfully shambolic hero; If the final revelation doesn’t quite match the brilliantly sustained build up, few will complain. It looks like Horowitz has another career – first-rate comic novelist – to add to his bulging CV. --Barry Forshaw

Title: Raven's Gate (power Of Five S.): Description:
A sinister story of the supernatural; first of five in a thrilling new series by this number-one best-selling author. Matt has always known he has unusual powers. Raised in foster care, he is sent to Yorkshire on a rehabilitation programme, only to find himself in the midst of sinister goings-on. Matt investigates and uncovers a terrible secret - eight guardians are protecting the world from the evil ones, beings banished long ago by five children. But devil worshippers want to let the evil ones back in. As the story reaches its climax, it looks like Matt has succeeded in stopping them...or has he?

Title: The Falcon's Malteser (a Diamond Brothers Story): Description:
When a dwarf comes into the office and leaves a package, Tim Diamond, the world's worst private dick, is faced with his toughest case yet. The office is ransacked and the package is found to contain a box of Maltesers. Who was the dwarf and why was he murdered shortly after his visit?

Title: Public Enemy No.2 (a Diamond Brothers Story): Description:
One of the Diamond brothers adventures. Wisecracking young Nick Diamond finds himself sharing a prison cell with Johnny Powers, Public Enemy No.1. His only chance of rescuing the situation is to nail the Fence, the country's master criminal. First, though, Nick has to get out of jail.

Title: Stormbreaker: Description:
BY THE WINNER OF THE 2003 CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD

Title: Point Blanc: Description:
Alex Rider, teenage spy, further adventures.

Title: Alex Rider: The Gadgets: Description:
Uncover the secrets behind Alex Rider's gadgets and own one yourself! With an introduction by Alex Rider, this book contains detailed fold-out blueprints of the gadgets used by the teen superspy in Anthony Horowitz's best-selling series. Includes background information from the books and technical specifications of all the gadgets used in the first five books in the series, as well as classified memos, top secret reports written by Smithers, brilliant for all those wannabe-Alex Riders!;Over 2 million Alex Rider books sold in the UK alone!

Title: Stormbreaker (stormbreaker The Movie): Description:
Forcibly recruited into MI6 after the mysterious death of his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is sent to infiltrate the organization of a sinister billionaire. Within days he's gone from schoolboy to superspy, and it looks like his first assignment may be his last.

Title: Myths And Legends (kingfisher Story Library): Description:
A retelling of over 30 myths from many lands. They include familiar tales, such as St George and the Dragon from Britain and Theseus and the Minotaur from Greece, as well as less well-known stories from India, China, Japan, Africa, South America and elsewhere.

Title: Nightrise (power Of Five): Description:
Nevada, USA - fourteen-year-old twins Jamie and Scott Tyler are performing a mind-reading act in a dingy theatre. But when a sinister multinational corporation, Nightrise, kidnaps Scott, Jamie is left alone - and wanted for murder. He becomes embroiled in a corrupt presidential campaign and breaks into the American prison system before being propelled ten thousand years into the past, where he encounters the other Gatekeepers and witnesses the creation of Raven's Gate - and the first fateful battle against the Old Ones.

Title: Scorpia: Description:
Still reeling from the discovery he made about his father, teenage M16 superspy Alex Rider is determined to find out more. He travels to Italy where he manages to infiltrate the world of the beautiful Claudia Rothman - a member of the crime organization, Scorpia.

Title: Stormbreaker: Description:
When his guardian dies in suspicious circumstances, Alex Rider goes from schoolboy to superspy within days as his world is turned upside down. Forcibly recruited into MI6, Alex has to take part in gruelling SAS training. Then, armed with his own special set of secret gadgets, he's off on his first mission. His destination is the depths of Cornwall, where middle-eastern multi-millionaire Herod Sayle is producing his state-of-the-art Stormbreaker computers. Sayle's offered to give one free to every school in the country - but MI6 thinks there's more to the gift than meets the eye. Only Alex can find out the truth. But time is running out and Alex soons finds himself in mortal danger. It looks as if his first assignment may well be his last...

Title: Point Blanc (alex Rider 2): Description:
Fourteen-year-old Alex is back at school trying to adapt to his new double life.....and double homework. But M16 have other plans for him

Title: The Killing Joke: Description:
When Guy Fletcher protests at a sick joke he overhears in a pub, he finds himself headbutted and is struck by the idea in quick succession. Is it possible to trace the joke back to it's original source.? His quest takes him on a journey across the UK and he's sure he's being followed by an Englishman an Irish man and a Scottish man. Witty, laugh out loud funny.

Title: The Three Of Diamonds (diamond Brothers): Description:
A great book containing 3 different adventures from the diamond brothers series. This book includes: 'The french confection' 'The blurred man' 'I know what you did last wednesday'

Title: Eagle Strike (alex Rider): Description:
"Horrowitz will grip you with suspense, daring and cheek - and that's just the first page! .. Prepare for action scnes as fast as a movie." The Times

Title: Skeleton Key (alex Rider): Description:
Reluctant teenage superspy Alex Rider is useful to the national security services in ways an adult could never be. Now they require his help once again: for a routine reconnaissance mission at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. But before long, Alex finds himself caught up in a terrifying chain of events that leads from the Chinese Triad gangs in London to an undercover assignment on Cayo Esqueleto - Skeleton Key - Cuba. There, Alex begins to make chilling links between several suspicious deaths, an illegal nuclear weapons deal and the plans of his host, Russian General Sarov, for the future of the world. Alex faces his most dangerous challenge yet. Alone, equipped only with a handful of cleverly concealed devices, he must outwit the coldly insane Sarov...or die.

Title: Ark Angel: Bk. 6: The Sequel To 'scorpia' (alex Rider): Description:
Continuing the story of Alex Rider. Although determined to put his spying days behind him Alex find himself involved in the middle of a war connected to Ark Angel a revolutionary space hotel

Title: Snakehead (alex Rider): Description:
no sooner has Alex splashed down off the coast of Australia than he finds himself sucked into another adventure. This time hes working for ASIS - the Australian secret service and his target is the criminal underworld of South East Asia- the ruthless world of the Snakehead.

Title: Eagle Strike (alex Rider 4): Description:
Reluctant MI6 agent Alex Rider is relaxing in the south of France until a sudden, ruthless attack on his hosts plunges him back into a world of violence and mystery - and this time, MI6 don't want to know. Alex is determined to track down his friends' attackers, even if he must do it alone. But it's a path that leads to a long-buried secret - and a discovery more terrible than anything he could have imagined.

Title: Skeleton Key: Alex Rider 3: Description:
Teenage superspy Alex Rider is enlisted by the national security services again - this time for a routine reconnaissance mission at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. But before long, Alex finds himself caught up in a terrifying chain of events that leads from the Chinese Triad gangs in London to an undercover assignment in Cuba. Alex begins to make chilling links between suspicious deaths, an illegal nuclear weapons deal and the plans of his host, Russian General Sarov, for the future of the world...

Title: Stormbreaker (alex Rider 1): Description:
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.