Anthony Horowitz
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Description
Anthony Horowitz is one of the most prolific and successful writers working in the UK – and is unique for working across so many media. Anthony is a born polymath; juggling writing books, TV series, films, plays and journalism. Anthony has written over 40 books including the bestselling teen spy series Alex Rider, which he adapted into a movie that was released worldwide in 2006. The Alex Rider series is estimated to have sold 19 million copies worldwide. His highly anticipated novel, Oblivion, the epic conclusion to the Power of Five series, was published in October 2012. Anthony is also an acclaimed writer for adults and was commissioned by the Conan Doyle Estate and Orion Books to write two new Sherlock Holmes novels. The House of Silk was published in November 2011 and was internationally lauded as the top title of the autumn. The sequel, Moriarty, was published in October 2014 with similar success. Most recently he was commissioned by the Ian Fleming Estate to write the James Bond novel Trigger Mortis, which was published on 8th September 2015.
Books
Legends
A debut entry in an accessible sports-themed series by the award-winning ESPN personality and author of Shut Out presents a history of America's pastime that discusses many of its most famous players, teams and rivalries.
Scared
Gary hates the countryside - it's boring. But something has go it in for Gary. Perhaps the countryside hates him too? Kevin loves computer games, but this latest one breaks all the rules, and it's ruthless. Howard's had a fatal accident but will he end up in heaven - or hell?
More bloody Horowitz
The No. 1 bestselling creator of Alex Rider gives horror a whole new look in this mischievous collection of macabre tales, presented in an exciting new, larger format. Includes a crossword puzzle.
Nouvelles histoires sanglantes
Un écrivain à succès empoisonné, une émission de télé-réalité où le but du jeu est de sauver sa vie, une voiture qui conduit tout droit en enfer, un mp3 maléfique, un site internet spécialisé dans la vente de chair humaine... Pour ceux qui n'ont pas peur du noir, ce livre leur est destiné ! Mais quoi qu'il arrive, il est toujours bon de jeter un œil derrière soi : qui sait si quelque chose ou quelqu'un ne guette pas dans l'ombre ? [4e de couverture]
Eagle Strike
Sir Damian Cray is a philanthropist, peace activist, and the world's most famouspop star. But still it's not enough. He needs more if he is to save the world. Trouble is, only Alex Rider recognizes that it's the world that needs saving from Sir Damian Cray. Underneath the luster of glamour and fame lies a twisted mind, ready to sacrifice the world for his beliefs. But in the past, Alex has always had the backing of the government. This time, he's on his own. Can one teenager convince the world that the most popular man on earth is a madman bent on destruction-before time runs out?
La maison de soie
Roman policier Un an après la mort de Holmes, le docteur Watson prit la plume pour relater la dernière aventure du plus célèbre des détectives privés mais il exigea que ce récit restât inédit pendant un siècle. Pourquoi attendre si longtemps ? La réponse est élémentaire : parce que cette affaire était si monstrueuse, si terrible que, selon Holmes lui-même, ´ il n'est pas exagéré de dire qu'elle pourrait bien ébranler la société toute entière ª. Cent six ans après la dernière aventure de Sherlock Holmes par son créateur Sir Arthur Conan Doyle nous est révélé le dernier secret du locataire du 221b Baker Street. La partie reprend ! Un an après la mort de Holmes, le docteur Watson prit la plume pour relater la dernière aventure du plus célèbre des détectives privés mais il exigea que ce récit restât inédit pendant un siècle? Pourquoi attendre si longtemps ? La réponse est élémentaire : parce que cette affaire était si monstrueuse, si terrible que, selon Holmes lui-même, « il n'est pas exagéré de dire qu'elle pourrait bien ébranler la société toute entière ». Cent six ans après la dernière aventure de Sherlock Holmes par son créateur Sir Arthur Conan Doyle nous est révélé le dernier secret du locataire du 221b Baker Street. La partie reprend !
Horowitz horror
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 nightmare. A quaint country cottage ... has a grisly secret. A man returns from holiday ... with bubbling skin and bloodshot eyes. Horowitz Horror. It's all around you. Alive. Waiting. Enter if you dare. Ages 12+
Myths & mythology
Thirty-five stories from around the world, mostly myths from ancient Greece, but also tales from the Norse, Chinese, English, and American Indians.
Evil Star (The Power of Five / The Gatekeepers #2)
Having locked the Raven's gate, fourteen-year-old Matt travels to Peru where he meets the second of the five gatekeepers and works with him to try to stop the opening of a second gate somehow related to the Nazca Lines.
The Sentence is Death
You shouldnt be here. Its too late... These, heard over the phone, were the last recorded words of successful celebrity-divorce lawyer Richard Pryce, found bludgeoned to death in his bachelor pad with a bottle of winea 1982 Chateau Lafite worth £3,000, to be precise. Odd, considering he didnt drink. Why this bottle? And why those words? And why was a three-digit number painted on the wall by the killer? And, most importantly, which of the mans many, many enemies did the deed? Baffled, the police are forced to bring in Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne and his sidekick, the author Anthony, whos really getting rather good at this murder investigation business. But as Hawthorne takes on the case with characteristic relish, it becomes clear that he, too, has secrets to hide. As our reluctant narrator becomes ever more embroiled in the case, he realises that these secrets must be exposed--even at the risk of death.
Necropolis
The damnation and deception that enslaved humanity was exposed after the earth was razed by a nuclear holocaust. As immortal god kings continue to lay claim to the planet, the epic struggle to repossess Earth rages on. The Cerberus rebels fight for mankind's free will and enlightened purpose wherever the battle for freedom takes them. But nothing can prepare them for the bloodred shadows of a new, special hell!
