About the Author

Anthony Horowitz is one of the UK's most prolific and successful writers. His novels The House of Silk and Moriarty were Sunday Times Top 10 bestsellers and sold in more than thirty-five countries around the world. His bestselling Alex Rider series for children has sold more than nineteen million copies worldwide. He is also the author of a James Bond novel, Trigger Mortis. As a TV screenwriter he created both Midsomer Murders and the BAFTA-winning Foyle's War; other TV work includes Poirot, the widely-acclaimed mini-series Collision and Injustice and most recently, New Blood for the BBC. Anthony sits on the board of the Old Vic and regularly contributes to a wide variety of national newspapers and magazines. In January 2014 he was awarded an OBE for services to literature. Anthony Horowitz lives in London. www.anthonyhorowitz.com @AnthonyHorowitz

Reviews

Is there nothing Anthony Horowitz touches that doesn't turn to gold? - DAILY EXPRESSA relentlessly fast-paced and entertaining read - SUNDAY TIMESThrilling and compelling, with a stunning twist . . . the finest crime novel of the year - DAILY MAIL...difficult to put down and Horowitz fans will thoroughly enjoy a cracking good read. - DAILY EXPRESSMagpie Murders is a compendium of dark delights - IRISH TIMESA cunning re-invention of the thriller formula. - MAIL ON SUNDAYHorowitz is a superb pasticheur. - GUARDIANAlthough at first glance Horowitz's latest offering appears to be a classic whodunit novel, it will almost certainly prove to be unlike anything you've ever read before, and will have you mulling over its various intrigues in between sittings. - SCOTSMAN