Книга: Anthony Horowitz «The Greek Who Stole Christmas»
Производитель: "Walker Books Ltd" Once again, Tim Diamond and his younger brother Nick are flat broke. So when they`re hired to investigate an anonymous death threat made to world-famous pop singer and movie actress Minerva, they jump at the chance. However, the Greek celebrity seems to have plenty of enemies - so the question is, which one actually wants her dead? Meanwhile, Tim needs to resist Minerva`s amorous advances and focus in the matter in hand... ISBN:978-1-406-30485-5 Издательство: "Walker Books Ltd" (2007) Формат: 130x195мм, 80 стр.
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Anthony Horowitz
Infobox Writer
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nationality =English
genre =Adventure,
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spouse =Jill Green (1988–present)
children =Nicholas Mark, Cassian James
influences =James Bond, Charles Dickens, Alfred Hitchcock
website = http://www.anthonyhorowitz.com/
Anthony Horowitz (born 5 April 1956) is an English
Biography
Anthony Horowitz was born in Anthony now lives in North London with his wife Jill Green, whom he married in Writing career 1979–1991 Horowitz's first book was a humorous adventure for children "The Sinister Secret of Frederick K Bower" published in 1979 [Anthony Horowitz. "Thellllll Sinister Secret of Frederick K. Bower" (London: Arlington Books, 1979)] and later reissued as "Enter Frederick K Bower". In 1981 his second novel, "Misha, the Magician and the Mysterious Amulet" was published and he moved to Paris to write his third book. [Anthony Horowitz. "Misha, the Magician and the Mysterious Amulet" (London: Arlington Books, 1981)] In 1983 the first of the Pentagram series, "The Devil's Door-bell" was released. This story saw Martin Hopkins battling an ancient evil that threatened the whole world. Only three of four remaining stories in the series were ever written: "The Night of the Scorpion" (1984), "The Silver Citadel" (1986) and "Day of the Dragon" (1989). In between writing these novels, Horowitz turned his attention to legendary characters, working with Richard Carpenter on "Robin Sherwood: The Hooded Man" (1986), and writing the "New Adventures of William Tell" (1987). In 1988, " This era in Horowitz's career also saw " 1994–2000 Horowitz wrote many stand-alone novels in the 1990s. 1994's "Granny" was Horowitz's first book in three years, and it was the first of three books for an audience similar to that of "Groosham Grange". The second of these was "The Switch", first published in 1996. The third was 1998's "The Devil and His Boy", which is set in the Elizabethan era, and explores the rumour of Elizabeth I's secret son. In 1999, "The Unholy Grail" was published as a sequel to " "The Unholy Grail" was renamed as "Return to Groosham Grange" in 2003, possibly to help readers understand the connection between the books. " 2000–present Horowitz began his most famous and successful series in the new millennium with the In 2003 Horowitz also wrote three novels featuring the Diamond Brothers: "The Blurred Man", " Horowitz has recently branched out to an adult audience with 2004's "The Killing Joke", a In August 2005, Horowitz released a book called " " Bibliography Groosham Grange * "Groosham Grange" (1988) Alex Rider * "Stormbreaker" (2000) Diamond Brothers * " Pentagram * "The Devil's Door-bell" (1983) Power of Five (In US: The Gatekeepers) * " Other novels * "Enter Frederick K Bower" (1978) Adult novels * "William S." (1999) Collections * "Myths and Legends" (1991) Television and film Horowitz began writing for television in the 1980s, contributing to the children's anthology series "Dramarama", and also writing for the popular fantasy series " Often his work has a comic edge, such as with the comic murder anthology " He is also less-favourably known for the creation of two short-lived and sometimes derided science-fiction shows, " Horowitz is the writer of a feature film screenplay, "The Gathering", which was released in 2002 and starred References External links * [http://www.anthonyhorowitz.com/ Official website] Persondata Источник: Anthony Horowitz
* "Return to Groosham Grange" (1999)
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* "Skeleton Key" (2002)
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* "Snakehead" (2007)
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* "South by South East" (1991)
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* "The French Confection" (2003)
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* "The Greek Who Stole Christmas" (2007)
* "The Radius of the Lost Shark" (Forthcoming)
* "The Night of the Scorpion" (1984)
* "The Silver Citadel" (1986)
* "Day of the Dragon" (1989)
* "Evil Star" (2 April 2006)
* "Nightrise" (3 April 2007)
* "" (30 October 2008) (Forthcoming)
* "The Sinister Secret of Frederick K Bower" (1979)
* "Misha, the Magician and the Mysterious Amulet" (1981)
* "Robin of Sherwood: The Hooded Man" (1986) (with Richard Carpenter)
* "Adventurer (1987)
* "New Adventures of William Tell" (1987)
* "Starting Out" (1990)
* "Granny" (1994)
* "The Switch" (1996)
* "The Devil And His Boy" 1444
* "Mindgame" (2001) (adapted later as a play)
* "The Killing Joke" (2004)
* "The Magpie Murders" (2006)
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* "The Kingfisher Book of Myths and Legends" (2003)
* "Three of Diamonds" (2004)
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