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MIDSOMER MURDERS WRITERS
ANTHONY HOROWITZ
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LATEST NEWS
Great news for fans, Anthony will be writing one more episode of Midsomer Murders!! With John Nettles retiring at the end of Seres 13, this has now been confirmed that this will be Barnaby's very last case.
Anthony has been busy promoting
his latest book 'Necropolis', the 4th in his exciting 'Power of Five' series.
He is pictured above during a
December 2008 book signing at 'Waterstones' Piccadilly branch in
London. He will also be writing
a couple more episodes of 'Foyles War'.
MIDSOMER MURDERS EPISODES
The Killings at Badger's Drift - screenplay - adapted
from the novel by Caroline Graham
Written in Blood - screenplay - adapted from the novel
by Caroline Graham
Death's Shadow
Stranglers Wood
Dead Man's 11
Judgement Day
Anthony Horowitz was born in North London in 1955. He attended a boarding school in Harrow, then went on to York University. Deciding on a writing career at the tender age of 8 he then went on to have his first book published 'Enter Frederick K. Bower' when he was 23. Married to TV producer Jill Green, they have two sons.
Anthony created the TV dectective series 'Murder in Mind' and 'Foyle's War' as well as writing episodes for 'Midsomer Murders', 'Poirot', 'Murder Most Horrid', 'Boon', 'Menace' and 'Robin of Sherwood'. He has also written for other television programmes and achieved phenomenal success with his 'Alex Rider' children's books. He was awarded 'The Red House Children's Book Award' in 2003.
Anthony commented that he found adapting the Caroline Graham 'Inspector Barnaby' novels for TV very challenging. However, his screenplays captured the essence of the novels and are among the most popular episodes of the series. His original screenplay for 'Judgement Day' has proved to be a particular favourite.
Anthony had two new children's
books published in 2005:
April 1st 2005
Ark Angel - 6th Alex Rider adventure
August 1st 2005
Power of Five: Raven's Gate -
first in a series of 5 supernatural adventures
There was also a
(children-oriented) interview with him in Get the Buzz, a free
magazine for 8-12 year olds which was available in bookshops from 1st
March 2005.
Amongst his many novels and works are:
DIAMOND BROTHERS SERIES
The Falcon's Malteser (1987)
Just Ask for Diamond (1989)
Public Enemy Number Two (1997)
South by South East (1997)
The French Confection/ Public Enemy Number Two
(omnibus) (2002)
The French Confection (2003)
I Know What You Did Last Wednesday (2003)
Three of Diamonds (omnibus) (2004)
GROOSHAM GRANGE SERIES
Groosham Grange (1988)
The Unholy Grail (1999)
Groosham Grange and the Unholy Grail (omnibus) (2000)
Return to Groosham Grange (2003)
ALEX RIDER SERIES - Schoolboy spy novels
Stormbreaker (2000)
Point Blanc (2001)
Skeleton Key (2002)
Alex Rider Pack (omnibus) (2003)
Eagle Strike (2003)
Scorpia (2004)
NOVELS
Enter Frederick K Bower (1978)
Sinister Secret of Frederick K. Bower (1979)
Misha, the Magician and the Mysterious Amulet (1981)
The Devil's Door-Bell (1983)
The Night of the Scorpion (1984)
Robin of Sherwood: The Hooded Man (1986)
The Silver Citadel (1986)
Adventurer (1987)
Day of the Dragon (1989)
New Adventures of William Tell (1989)
Starting Out (1990)
Granny (1995)
The Switch (1997)
The Devil And His Boy (2000)
Mindgame (2001)
The Blurred Man (2003)
Killing Joke (2004)
CHAPBOOKS - short works of fiction
Burnt (2002)
Killer Camera (2002)
Night Bus (2002)
The Phone Goes Dead (2002)
Scared (2002)
Twist Cottage (2002)
ANTHOLOGIES EDITED
The Puffin Book of Horror Stories (1986) - also
contains stories by him
Death Walks Tonight (1995)
SHORT STORIES
Bath Night (1984)
COLLECTIONS
Myths and Legends (1993)
Horowitz Horror (1999)
More Horowitz Horror (2000)
The Kingfisher Book of Myths and Legends (2003)
FEBRUARY 2009