Ryeland Companion
Ryeland Companion guide

Anthony Horowitz

Author background, screen work and a categorised bibliography.

Bibliography

Books by series and readership

This catalogue groups published English-language books and major collections. Different editions sometimes combine or retitle shorter Diamond Brothers and horror stories.

Susan Ryeland mysteries

  • Magpie Murders (2016)
  • Moonflower Murders (2020)
  • Marble Hall Murders (2025)

Hawthorne and Horowitz mysteries

  • The Word Is Murder (2017)
  • The Sentence Is Death (2018)
  • A Line to Kill (2021)
  • The Twist of a Knife (2022)
  • Close to Death (2024)
  • A Deadly Episode (2026)

Sherlock Holmes novels

  • The House of Silk (2011)
  • Moriarty (2014)

James Bond continuation novels

  • Trigger Mortis (2015)
  • Forever and a Day (2018)
  • With a Mind to Kill (2022)

Alex Rider

  • Stormbreaker
  • Point Blanc
  • Skeleton Key
  • Eagle Strike
  • Scorpia
  • Ark Angel
  • Snakehead
  • Crocodile Tears
  • Scorpia Rising
  • Russian Roulette
  • Never Say Die
  • Secret Weapon
  • Nightshade
  • Nightshade Revenge

The Power of Five

  • Raven’s Gate
  • Evil Star
  • Nightrise
  • Necropolis
  • Oblivion

The Diamond Brothers

  • The Falcon’s Malteser
  • Public Enemy Number Two
  • South by South East
  • The French Confection
  • I Know What You Did Last Wednesday
  • The Blurred Man
  • The Greek Who Stole Christmas
  • Where Seagulls Dare

Groosham Grange

  • Groosham Grange
  • Return to Groosham Grange

Other children’s fiction and collections

  • The Sinister Secret of Frederick K Bower
  • The Night of the Scorpion
  • The Silver Citadel
  • Adventurer
  • New Adventures of William Tell
  • The Devil’s Door-Bell
  • The Switch
  • Granny
  • The Killing Joke
  • Horowitz Horror
  • More Horowitz Horror
  • The Kingfisher Book of Myths and Legends
  • The Kingfisher Book of Heroes and Villains
  • The Kingfisher Book of Classic Adventure Stories

Writing beyond the novels

Horowitz’s screen career began before his best-known novels. His television work includes original series, adaptations and long-running mystery drama; that practical knowledge of episode structure is visible in the nested construction of the Susan Ryeland books.

Core sources: Anthony Horowitz’s official website, publisher catalogues and published bibliographic records. Last reviewed 20 September 2026. Bibliographic variants will be reconciled against the official catalogue as it changes.

Life and work

From North London reader to novelist and screenwriter

Anthony Horowitz was born in North London in 1955. In his own account of his family, he describes a book-filled but emotionally distant home and the influence of his father’s love of Dickens and Trollope. He attended Rugby School and studied English literature at the University of York before building a career that moved between children’s fiction, television and adult crime.

The biographical summary separates the author’s own recollection from standard publisher records; it does not speculate about private family life.

  1. First novel publishedThe Sinister Secret of Frederick K Bower begins the published book career.
  2. Children’s mysteries and televisionThe Diamond Brothers and Groosham Grange books develop alongside screenwriting work.
  3. Alex Rider beginsStormbreaker introduces the teenage spy series.
  4. Foyle’s War premieresHorowitz creates the wartime detective drama for ITV.
  5. Sherlock Holmes continuationThe House of Silk is published with the Conan Doyle Estate’s authorisation.
  6. James Bond continuationTrigger Mortis begins his authorised Bond novels.
  7. Susan Ryeland arrivesMagpie Murders joins a contemporary publishing mystery to an embedded Pünd novel.
  8. Hawthorne series beginsThe Word Is Murder turns “Anthony Horowitz” into a character beside detective Daniel Hawthorne.
  9. The Ryeland trilogy expandsMoonflower Murders and Marble Hall Murders continue the nested-mystery form.
Bibliography by shelfAdult crime, children’s books, standalones and collections →Books and screen careerSeries histories and major television work →The fictional Pünd libraryAlan Conway’s verified titles and Eliot Crace’s continuation →Official author guideCurrent books, journalism and news →

Biography sources: Horowitz, “My family values”; official author site; publisher and broadcaster biographies for career milestones. Last checked 20 September 2026.

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