Anthony Horowitz

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  • Bibliography:
    84 Books (8 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1985
  • Latest Book:
    September 2024
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Full Series List in Order

An Alex Rider Adventure

1 - Stormbreaker (Sep-2000)
2 - Point Blank (Apr-2002)
3 - Skeleton Key (May-2003)
4 - Eagle Strike (Apr-2004)
5 - Scorpia (Mar-2005)
6 - Ark Angel (Apr-2006)
7 - Snakehead (Nov-2007)
8 - Crocodile Tears (Nov-2009)
9 - Scorpia Rising (Apr-2011)
10 - Russian Roulette (Apr-2015)
11 - Never Say Die (Oct-2017)
11.5 - Alex Rider: Secret Weapon (May-2019)
12 - Nightshade (Feb-2020)
13 - Alex Rider: Secret Weapon: Seven Untold Adventures From the Life of a Teenaged Spy (Aug-2020)
14 - Nightshade Revenge (Sep-2023)
Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin (Oct-2013)

Detective Daniel Hawthorne

1 - The Word Is Murder (Jun-2018)
2 - The Sentence Is Death (May-2019)
3 - A Line to Kill (Oct-2021)
4 - The Twist of a Knife (Nov-2022)
5 - Close to Death (Apr-2024)

A Diamond Brothers Mystery

1 - The Falcon's Malteser (Feb-1987)
2 - Public Enemy No. 2 (Oct-1987)
3 - South by Southeast (Jan-1991)
4 - The Blurred Man (Dec-2009)
5 - The French Confection ()
6 - I Know What you Did Last Wednesday (2002)
7 - The Greek Who Stole Christmas (Sep-2008)
8 - Where Seagulls Dare (Jun-2022)
Just Ask for Diamond (Jan-1989)

The Gatekeepers

1 - Raven's Gate (Jun-2005)
2 - Evil Star (Jun-2006)
3 - Nightrise (Apr-2007)
4 - Necropolis (Apr-2011)
5 - Oblivion (Apr-2013)

A James Bond Novel

1 - Trigger Mortis (Sep-2015)
2 - Forever and a Day (Nov-2018)
3 - With A Mind to Kill (May-2022)

Legends

1 - Beasts and Monsters (May-2010)
2 - Battles and Quests (May-2010)
3 - Heroes and Villains (Aug-2012)
4 - Death and the Underworld (Aug-2012)
5 - The Wrath of the Gods (Jul-2012)
6 - Tricks and Transformations (Jul-2012)

Return to Groosham Grange

1 - Groosham Grange (Apr-1988)
2 - The Unholy Grail (Aug-2009)

Susan Ryeland

1 - Magpie Murders (Jun-2017)
2 - Moonflower Murders (Nov-2020)

Book List in Order: 84 titles

  • Myths and Legends

    Legendary! A riddling sphinx, a dragon that oversleeps, a head of snakes, and a monkey who would be king ... timeless tales of heroes and heroines, villains and curses, from all around the world! Stories include: ACHILLES' HEEL THE DRAGON A...

  • Enter Frederick K. Bower

  • The Night of the Scorpion

  • The Hooded Man

  • The Silver Citadel

    CAN TWO BROTHERS’ LOVE DEFEAT THE “OLD ONES”? It is as if they share one heart in two bodies -- the force that binds Nicholas and his twin brother Jeremy is so strong. But Nicholas is the weaker of the two, and when Jeremy senses the evil co...

  • The Falcon's Malteser

    A Diamond Brothers Mystery - 1

    From the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Alex Rider series. When the vertically-challenged Johnny Naples entrusts Tim Diamond with a package worth over three million pounds, he’s making a big mistake. Tim Diamond is the worst dete...

  • Public Enemy No. 2

    A Diamond Brothers Mystery - 2

    From the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Alex Rider seriesThirteen-year-old Nick Diamond is in prison! Framed for a jewel heist, quick-thinking Nick finds himself sharing a cell with public enemy number one: Johnny Powers. Nick’s only ...

  • Groosham Grange

    Return to Groosham Grange - 1

    There was no escaping it . . . thirteen-year-old David Eliot was a disappointment to his parents. But to be sent to Groosham Grange? Talk about no escape! Hidden away on a lonely island, Groosham Grange is a school that is unknown to the outside wor...

  • Just Ask for Diamond

    A Diamond Brothers Mystery



  • Day of the Dragon

    Good condition first edition book with dust jacket. Unclipped DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges, removable plastic cover. Book has clean and bright contents. Ex library but with 2 stamps only, one to each end paper....

  • Starting Out

  • South by Southeast

    A Diamond Brothers Mystery - 3

    From the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Alex Rider series. It looks like Tim, the world’s worst private detective, and Nick, his brainy kid brother, are in trouble again. They’re dead broke. But money is the least of ...

  • Death Walks Tonight

    Chilling tales, such as the bathtub that turns one into an ax murderer and the classic story of Dracula, are combined in this horrifying collection written by a variety of notable authors, ranging from Bram Stoker to Stephen King and Roald Dahl. Orig...

  • Stormbreaker

    An Alex Rider Adventure - 1

    RECRUITED! They told him his uncle Ian died in a car accident. But fourteen-year-old Alex Rider knows that's a lie, and the bullet holes in his uncle's windshield confirm his suspicions. But nothing prepares him for the news that the uncle he always...

  • I Know What you Did Last Wednesday

    A Diamond Brothers Mystery - 6

    "It's not fair. I do my homework. I clean my teeth twice a day. Why does everyone want to kill me?" It's a dangerous life being the younger brother of the world's worst private detective, but Nick Diamond's survived ... so far. Nick's due a holiday,...

  • Point Blank

    An Alex Rider Adventure - 2

    TRAPPED! When an investigation into a series of mysterious deaths leads agents to an elite prep school for rebellious kids, MI6 assigns Alex Rider, fourteen-year-old reluctant spy, to the case. Before he knows it, Alex is stuck in a remote boarding ...

  • Skeleton Key

    An Alex Rider Adventure - 3

    DESPERATE! Working as a secret agent for Britain's most exclusive agency, Alex Rider thinks he's seen it all. He's been shot at by international terrorists, stood face-to-face with pure evil, and saved the world -- twice. All before his fifteenth b...

  • Eagle Strike

    An Alex Rider Adventure - 4

    ROGUE AGENT! Sir Damian Cray: Millions adore him. He is a philanthropist, peace activist, and the world's most famous vintage pop star. But still it's not enough -- not if he is to save the world. Trouble is, only Alex Rider recognizes that it's the...

  • The Killing Joke

    When Guy Fletcher scoffs at a feeble joke he overhears in his local pub, he finds himself, in quick succession, head-butted and struck by an idea. Is it possible to trace a joke all the way back to its original source? Guy’s meandering trail leads ...



  • Scorpia

    An Alex Rider Adventure - 5

    CORNERED! Alex Rider, teen spy, has always been told he is the spitting image of the father he never knew. But when he learns that his father may have been an assassin for the most lethal and powerful terrorist organization in the world, Scorpia, Al...

  • Raven's Gate

    The Gatekeepers - 1

    From internationally bestselling author Anthony Horowitz comes the first book of The Gatekeepers, a thrilling, chilling tale of world-changing secrets, terrifying truths, and a full-power fight between good and evil. . . . As punishment for a crim...

  • Ark Angel

    An Alex Rider Adventure - 6

    RESCUED! The sniper's bullet nearly killed him. But Alex Rider managed to survive . . . just in time for more trouble to come his way. When kidnappers attempt to snatch a fellow patient from the exclusive hospital where Alex is recovering, he knows ...

  • The Gadgets

    Gives fans of super spy Alex Rider a behind-the-scenes look at top-secret blueprints and plans for his high-tech gadgets, including the Game Boy that doubled as a Geiger counter in Skeleton Key, and the CD player with the fast-spinning saw bl...

  • Evil Star

    The Gatekeepers - 2

    YOU CAN RUN. YOU CAN HIDE. BUT YOU CAN'T STOP THE HORROR. Matt thought his troubles were over when he closed Raven's Gate ... but, in fact, they were just beginning. Evil forces will stop at nothing to track him down and destroy him. There's no choi...

  • Horowitz Horror

    Seventeen brilliantly chilling tales from the master of storytelling.Welcome to a strange and twisted world where the spooky, the shocking, and the positively petrifying are lurking just out of sight. A bus ride home ... turns into your worst nightma...

  • Stormbreaker: The Official Script

  • The Devil and His Boy

    From the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Alex Rider series. Tom Falconer is in trouble. Pursued by the notorious criminal Ratsey, Tom soon finds himself alone and hungry on the streets of London. Luckily enough, the myster...

  • More Horowitz Horror

    Whatever you do, don't take this book to bed with you! Ever pictured your own funeral? You won't be able to help it when you read some of the stories in this nightmarish collection, where things are never what they appear. Funerals are just the begi...

  • Nightrise

    The Gatekeepers - 3

    JOINED BY BLOOD. SEPARATED BY EVIL. THE FUTURE IS IN THEIR HANDS. Scott and Jamie have always been different. Not only are they twins -- they can read each other's minds. Their whole lives, people have taken advantage of this. Now it's going to g...



  • Snakehead

    An Alex Rider Adventure - 7

    What goes up must come down, and when we last saw Alex Rider, he was as up as can be--in outer space. When he crash lands off the coast of Australia, the Australian Secret Service recruits him to infiltrate one of the ruthless gangs operating across ...

  • Killer Camera

    Two spine-chilling short stories by Anthony Horowitz, a master-storyteller and the best-selling author of the Alex Rider series. Jamie is pleased with the camera he finds at a car boot sale - that is until he realises everything he photographs breaks...

  • The Complete Horowitz Horror

    New York Times Bestseller Anthony Horowitz's horror collections, now in one volume!

    Welcome to a world where everything seems normal. At least, at first. But the sinister and truly terrifying lurk just beneath the surface. Like a bathtub with a his...

  • The Greek Who Stole Christmas

    A Diamond Brothers Mystery - 7

    Tim Diamond is the worst detective in the world -- he couldn’t find his nose with both hands and a road map. Luckily, his younger brother, thirteen-yearold Nick, is the real brains behind the operation! It’s Christmastime, and once again, Tim and...

  • Granny

    Twelve-year-old Joe Warden isn't happy. Sure, he's rich, but his parents don't care about him. His grandmother should make everything better, except that Joe's granny is a nightmare. She's not just physically repulsive, she's horribly mean. Everyone ...

  • The Switch

    From the author of the New York Times bestselling Alex Rider series!Tad Spencer lives a life of luxury: a mansion, servants, exotic vacations, and all the toys he could dream of. But when his father denies him a trip to a theme park, Tad wishes he we...

  • The Unholy Grail

    Return to Groosham Grange - 2

    Someone is trying to destroy David Eliot's school. A year ago, he'd have given anything to see the end of Groosham Grange and its ghastly, monstrous teachers. Now, he's on track to win the Unholy Grail, a cup of magical power rewarded to the star pup...

  • Crocodile Tears

    An Alex Rider Adventure - 8

    It's just another day in the life of an average kid. If you are Alex Rider, that is. A con artist has realized there is big money in charity the bigger the disaster, the greater the money flow So that is what he will produce: the biggest disaster ...

  • The Blurred Man

    A Diamond Brothers Mystery - 4

    The man in the photo is so blurry it’s impossible to make out what he really looks like. And that was before he was run over by a steamroller! His name was Lenny Smile and he ran a children’s charity called Dream Time, financed by mill...

  • Quite a Ride

    In this thrilled, action-packed 13-page E-special, Alex Rider's training is put to the test!Just a few months into his new life as Britain’s top superspy, Alex Rider is in need of some serious r&r. But what should have been a fun, relaxing vaca...



  • Battles and Quests

    Legends - 2

    Don't mess with the gods. And if they mess with you? Run like hell . . . Including King Arthur, The Minotaur, Inca legends and more! There was a time when monsters and dragons roamed the earth and the gods walked among us. A time of blood, sw...

  • Beasts and Monsters

    Legends - 1

    Don't mess with the gods. And if they mess with you? Run like hell . . . Including Gorgons, Banshees, Dragons, Sphinxes and more! There was a time when monsters and dragons roamed the earth and the gods walked among us. A time of blood, sword...

  • Bloody Horowitz

    What's this? A famous children's author stalked and killed? A prominent publisher murdered by an egomaniacal author for being asked to make cuts? A reality TV show pitting teens against grown-ups -- with only one survivor? From whose twisted mind can...

  • The Hitchhiker

    Jacob is in the car when his dad stops to pick up a stranger in the rain - the hitchhiker. Who is he? And why is he out in a storm? Soon, Jacob has all the answers. Now he has to save his family from this madman, who will stop at nothing until they a...

  • Necropolis

    The Gatekeepers - 4

    As the fourth novel in the spellbinding Gatekeepers series begins, the world is under the greatest threat it's ever known. The evil corporation Nightrise has amassed an immense amount of power . . . and the devastating force of the Old Ones is about ...

  • Scorpia Rising

    An Alex Rider Adventure - 9

    Scorpia has dogged Alex Rider for most of his life. They killed his parents, they did their best to con Alex into turning traitor, and they just keep coming back with more power. Now the world's most dangerous terrorist organization is playing with f...

  • Burnt

    Uncle Nigel is determined to get a sun tan. But Tim is sure there is something sinister going on, when his uncle's skin starts to frazzle and his brain begins to fry.When Bart buys a magical monkey's ear in a market in Marrakesh, he discovers that ma...

  • Guys Read: The Double Eagle Has Landed

    Tim Diamond--the world's worst private detective--takes on his most dangerous case yet, and it's going to be up to his brother to keep him out of trouble. A short story from Guys Read: Thriller, edited by Jon Scieszka. ...

  • The Night Bus

    Three terrifying short stories by Anthony Horowitz, a master storyteller and the bestselling author of the Alex Rider series. It's Hallowe'en, but the living dead on the Night Bus aren't trick or treaters. And when Nick and Jeremy get on board, it lo...

  • The Phone Goes Dead

    Two dark and creepy tales by Anthony Horowitz, a master storyteller and the bestselling author of the Alex Rider series. David's mobile won't stop ringing, but these are no ordinary callers. He seems to have a hotline to heaven - or is it to hell?Isa...



  • Scared

    Three sinister and creepy tales by Anthony Horowitz, a master storyteller and the bestselling author of the Alex Rider series. Gary hates the countryside - why did his mum have to bring him here to stay with his gran? It's boring and prickly and fiel...

  • Twist Cottage

    Two spooky short stories by Anthony Horowitz, a master storyteller and the bestselling author of the Alex Rider series.All the previous owners of Twist Cottage have died in mysterious circumstances. Just a coincidence, thinks Ben, when he, his father...

  • The House of Silk

    Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective in literary history. For the first time since the death of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a new Holmes story has been sanctioned by his estate, whetting the appetites of fans everywhere. Information about the book w...

  • Tricks and Transformations

    Legends - 6

    Don't mess with the gods. And if they mess with you? Run like hell . . . Myths and legends are full of stories of the transformation of humans and animals into other things through the magical intervention of the Gods. From better-known character...

  • The Wrath of the Gods

    Legends - 5

    Don't mess with the gods. And if they mess with you? Run like hell.... When it comes to mixing it up with the Gods, woe be to the man (or woman) who makes them angry. Here is a collection of five stories that demonstrates just how angry those Gods...

  • Death and the Underworld

    Legends - 4

    From the pen of master storyteller Anthony Horowitz comes a new series of myths and legends from around the world, retold in a contemporary voice, and illustrated with bold, graphic artwork. Packed with Horowitz's signature action, humor, and suspens...

  • Heroes and Villains

    Legends - 3

    From the pen of master storyteller Anthony Horowitz comes a new series of myths and legends from around the world, retold in a contemporary voice, and illustrated with bold, graphic artwork. Packed with Horowitz's signature action, humor, and suspens...

  • The Diamond Brothers in the Four of Diamonds

  • Oblivion

    The Gatekeepers - 5

    Matt. Pedro. Scott. Jamie. Scar. Five Gatekeepers have finally found one another. And only the five of them can fight the evil force that is on the rise, threatening the destruction of the world. In the penultimate volume of The Gatekeepers series...

  • Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin

    An Alex Rider Adventure

    Alex Rider’s life changed forever with the silent pull of a trigger. When Ian Rider died at the hands of the assassin Yassen Gregorovich, Alex, ready or not, was thrust into the world of international espionage -- the world’s only teenage sp...

  • Three Monarchs

    The game is once again afoot in this thrilling mystery from the bestselling author of The House of Silk, sanctioned by the Conan Doyle estate, which explores what really happened when Sherlock Holmes and his arch nemesis Professor Moriarty tumbled to...

  • Moriarty

    The game is once again afoot in this thrilling mystery from the bestselling author of The House of Silk, sanctioned by the Conan Doyle estate, which explores what really happened when Sherlock Holmes and his arch nemesis Professor Moriarty tumbled to...

  • Russian Roulette

    An Alex Rider Adventure - 10

    The eagerly anticipated, deadly prequel to the number one bestselling Alex Rider series.

    In the prequel to the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, contract killer YassenGregorovich is given orders to kill Alex. But Ya...

  • Trigger Mortis

    A James Bond Novel - 1

    James Bond won his battle with criminal mastermind Auric Goldfinger, but a whole new war is about to begin. With glamorous Pussy Galore by his side -- and in his bed -- Bond arrives home from America to the news that SMERSH, the deadly Soviet counter...

  • Return to Groosham Grange

  • Magpie Murders

    Susan Ryeland - 1

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Moriarty and Trigger Mortis, this fiendishly brilliant, riveting thriller weaves a classic whodunit worthy of Agatha Christie into a chilling, ingeniously original modern-day mystery. When editor Susan...

  • Never Say Die

    An Alex Rider Adventure - 11

    The world’s greatest teen spy is back in action in a thrilling new mission: destroy once and for all the terrorist organization SCORPIA. Americans may have purchased more than 6 million copies of Alex's adventures, but now, more than ever, we all n...

  • The Word Is Murder

    Detective Daniel Hawthorne - 1

    SHE PLANNED HER OWN FUNERAL. BUT DID SHE ARRANGE HER MURDER? Buried secrets, murder and a trail of bloody clues lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitz’s page-turning new detective series. If you enjoyed BBC’s Sherlock, you’ll LOVE The Word is ...

  • Scared to Death

    The number one bestselling author of Alex Rider gives horror a whole new look in this mischievous collection of ten twisted tales. This chilling collection of ten nightmarish and fiendishly funny short stories is a perfect read for fearless children....

  • Forever and a Day

    A James Bond Novel - 2

    A spy is dead. A legend is born. This is how it all began. The explosive prequel to CASINO ROYALE, from bestselling author Anthony Horowitz. FOREVER AND A DAY is the story of the birth of a legend, in the brutal underworld of the French Riviera, ...

  • Secret Weapon

    An essential collection of seven explosive Alex Rider stories by number one bestselling author, Anthony Horowitz.

    Ever since MI6 recognized his potential, Alex Rider has constantly been thrust into the line of danger. From a routine visit to t...

  • Alex Rider: Secret Weapon

    An Alex Rider Adventure - 11.5

    International bestseller Anthony Horowitz's short story collection expands the universe of teen spy Alex Rider with more thrilling action, espionage, and pulse-pounding heroics. Contains a combination of new and previously published material, tog...

  • The Sentence Is Death

    Detective Daniel Hawthorne - 2

    Death, deception, and a detective with quite a lot to hide stalk the pages of Anthony Horowitz's brilliant murder mystery, the second in the bestselling series starring Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne. “You shouldn’t be here. It’s ...

  • Nightshade

    An Alex Rider Adventure - 12

    From internationally bestselling author Anthony Horowitz comes the twelfth thrilling installment of the Alex Rider series! Follow the world's greatest teen spy as he sets off to Gibraltar after the death of Scorpia, and enters into a battle again...

  • Alex Rider: Secret Weapon: Seven Untold Adventures From the Life of a Teenaged Spy

    An Alex Rider Adventure - 13

    A short story collection that expands the universe of teen spy Alex Rider with more thrilling action, espionage, and pulse-pounding heroics. Now in paperback! Inspired by Horowitz's millions of fans worldwide, Secret Weapon expands the world o...

  • Moonflower Murders

    Susan Ryeland - 2

    Featuring his famous literary detective Atticus Pund and Susan Ryeland, hero of the worldwide bestseller Magpie Murders, a brilliantly complex literary thriller with echoes of Agatha Christie from New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz. ...

  • The Diamond Brothers in South by South East

  • A Line to Kill

    Detective Daniel Hawthorne - 3

    When 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 ...

  • With A Mind to Kill

    A James Bond Novel - 3

    Internationally bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s third James Bond novel, after Forever and a Day. It is M's funeral. One man is missing from the graveside: the traitor who pulled the trigger and who is now in custody, accused of M's...

  • Where Seagulls Dare

    A Diamond Brothers Mystery - 8

  • The Twist of a Knife

    Detective Daniel Hawthorne - 4

    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...

  • Nightshade Revenge

    An Alex Rider Adventure - 14

    Alex Rider is now an IMDb TV/Amazon Original series!From internationally bestselling author Anthony Horowitz comes the fourteenth thrilling installment of the Alex Rider series! Follow the world's greatest teen spy as he sets off to California to bat...

  • Close to Death

    Detective Daniel Hawthorne - 5

    In New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s ingenious fifth literary whodunnit in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series, Detective Hawthorne is once again called upon to solve an unsolvable case -- a gruesome murder in an idyllic gated comm...

  • The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year: 2024

    Anthony Horowitz selects and introduces the best mystery stories from the past year, under the auspices of the world’s oldest mystery fiction specialty bookshop.From a pool of over 3,000 considered stories published last year—anything tha...

  • The French Confection

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    A Diamond Brothers Mystery - 5

    When the hard-up Diamond brothers, Tim and Nick, win a weekend for two in Paris, it looks as if their luck is taking a turn for the better. But looks can be deceptive. There''s a nasty smell in the air and it''s not the cheese. If Nick and Tim are...

Award-Winning Books by Anthony Horowitz

Magpie Murders
2018 Macavity Award -- Mystery Novel
Point Blank
2003 Black-Eyed Susan Award -- Grades 6-9
Skeleton Key
2006 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award -- Grades 6-8
Stormbreaker
2003 Golden Archer Award -- Middle/Junior High
2004 Beehive Award -- Young Adult
2004 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award -- Grades 4-8
2004 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award -- Junior Book
2005 California Young Reader Medal -- Young Adult
2005 Iowa Teen Award -- Young Adult


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Anthony Horowitz has published 84 books.

The next book by Anthony Horowitz, The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year: 2024, will be published in September 2024.

The first book by Anthony Horowitz, Myths and Legends, was published in January 1985.

Yes. Anthony Horowitz has 8 series.
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