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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. He was recently commissioned by the Ian Fleming Estate to write the James Bond novel Trigger Mortis. His bestselling Alex Rider series for children has sold more than nineteen million copies worldwide. As a TV screenwriter he created both Midsomer Murders and the BAFTA-winning Foyle's War; other TV work includes Poirot and the widely-acclaimed mini-series Collision and Injustice. Anthony has recently joined 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
A humdinger of a Bond story, so cunningly crafted and thrillingly placed that OO7's creator would have been happy to own it... The book is the best Bond movie you'll ever see without actually having to see the movie. -- Simon Schama FINANCIAL TIMES TRIGGER MORTIS is a blast. Set two weeks after the end of the novel Goldfinger in 1957, it has a superb plot based around the early space race and features the return of the best Bond girl of them all, Pussy Galore. MAIL ON SUNDAY Fleming fans certainly won't be disappointed. Trigger Mortis contains all the adrenaline you'd expect from a Bond novel with bags of humour, international jet-setting and a compelling cast of inventively named characters. It is, one suspects, a novel Fleming would be proud to have in the 007 canon. SUNDAY EXPRESS Almost too good EVENING STANDARD Horowitz is doing something both clever and audacious...a clever and enjoyable pastiche, which manages to press many of the buttons that were the purview of 007's creator. INDEPENDENT There is a delicate line separating imitation from parody and Horowitz stays on the right side of it to perfection. DAILY EXPRESS At the time of writing I was only 50 pages in but keen to continue. Weekend Australian Review -- Craig Buchanan Big Issue REVIEW: Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald (Print date: after 8/9) -- Mark McGinness there is more than enough here to keep Bond fans happy. AustCrime blog Fervent fans and completists will likely not be disappointed, Weekend Australian Bond and his creator have been under siege from the second-rate and politically censorious for decades. It has taken 50 years for one author, Anthony Horowitz, to finally deliver the respectful and tender homage both have long deserved. It is a cause for celebration. Canberra Times, Saturday Age Melbourne, Sydney Morning Herald Endorsed by the Bond estate, Anthony Horowitz does a sterling job of bringing the spy's bygone era to life, helped in part by access to Fleming's papers. Herald Sun, Melbourne Old-school James and less modern interpretation, it's what fans have been waiting for. Weekend West Perth the story moves with the pace and action of a modern Bond film. Sunday Territorian the story moves with the pace and action of a modern Bond film. Daily Telegraph Anthony Horowitz does a sterling job of bringing the spy's bygone era to life. Verdict: Pure adrenaline -- Blanche Clark Courier Mail, Townsville Bulletin, Hobart Mercury, Weekend Post Anthony Horowitz does a sterling job of bringing the spy's bygone era to life. Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin Horowitz' go at 007 is a fast-paced Cold War thriller that should please literary Bond fans Dubbo Weekender Horowitz delivers a smooth and seductive narrative of fast cars and beautiful women, ruthless villains and a breathtaking plot that will leave readers hanging until the very end Country News Insert Review Luxury Travel Fast paced and so well written the reader is almost pulled along from one heart stopping event to the next. -- Linda Guthrie Read Plus blog Review Weekend Australian Lovers of the James Bond franchise will lap up the latest edition, Trigger Mortis Daily Mercury, Toowoomba Chronicle
