Skeleton Key

Anthony Horowitz

Horowitz writes children’s and young-adult fiction (teen spy adventures), mystery and crime fiction, supernatural/YA fantasy, and horror short stories. He is also an experienced screenwriter and television creator.

For teen spy adventures start with Alex Rider: Stormbreaker (Book 1). For darker YA fantasy begin with The Power of Five: Raven's Gate (Book 1). For comic mystery try the Diamond Brothers books, and for short horror read Horowitz Horror, Scared, or The Complete Horowitz Horror.

Begin with Stormbreaker (2000), then Point Blanc (2001), Skeleton Key (2002), Eagle Strike (2003), Scorpia (2004), Ark Angel (2005), Snakehead (2007), and Crocodile Tears (2009). The Mission Files (2008) is a companion guide.

Stormbreaker was adapted as a film in 2006. Horowitz has created many TV series, including Foyle’s War, and wrote the new James Bond novel published in 2015.

Honours include an OBE (2014) for Services to Literature, the Bookseller Association/Nielsen Author of the Year Award, British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year (Ark Angel, 2006), Red House Children’s Book Award, and shortlistings such as Snakehead for the 2008 Booktrust Teenage Prize.