Anthony Horowitz

One of Britain’s most prolific authors for adults and children talks about his latest works including his Daniel Hawthorne detective series and his James Bond and Sherlock Holmes stories.

Horowitz’s latest novel for adults is The Sentence of Death, the second featuring the eccentric detective Daniel Hawthorne in which he investigates the bludgeoning to death of a high-profile divorce lawyer with a £3,000 bottle of 1982 Chateau Lafite. His recent works also feature James Bond and Sherlock Holmes novels commissioned by the estates of Ian Fleming and Arthur Conan Doyle, including Trigger Mortis, Forever and a Day, and Moriarty.

Horowitz’s books have sold millions of copies. He is equally well-known as a television scriptwriter and creator of hit series including Foyles War and Midsomer Murders. His children’s Alex Rider spy series is now being adapted for television. He talks about Alex Rider at a separate festival event.

Horowitz received the honorary fellowship of Oxford Literary Festival in 2018.