Where is anthony horowitz from

Anthony has written over fifty books. It is one of the very few books he has written that is now out of print. Anthony gets his inspiration from life — he says simple things like walking the dog, reading the newspapers and overhearing conversations on the bus inspire him. He has always loved Ian Fleming and did not want to disappoint his many fans. His favourite book of all time is Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.

He grew up in Stanmore in North London. He received a human skull for his 13th birthday, due to his fascination of the human body. His favourite series that he has written Alex Rider , but he also loves the Power of Five series.

Two of his novels, Oblivion and Crocodile Tears have teen characters that gamble away money from the villain of the story. Even though Russian Roulette is an Alex Rider book, the character barely appears. At Lovereading4kids. I'm lost in season three of The Walking Dead I love the scope of this series, the characters and the violence. It's always amazing how many people are willing to help me, give up their time and opening doors that might otherwise stay closed.

Finally, thanks to my wife, Jill Green, who had to live through the writing of this. It wasn't always fun. The truth is, while writers feel alone, they never really are.

And now he's gone. I'll miss him. But I hope you'll agree that I've finished on a high note. My wife, Jill Green, knows the hell of being married to a writer and lives with it. My sons Nicholas and Cassain, still read the manuscripts before anyone else and give me brutally honest advice.

Writers are very solitary. We spend hundreds of hours in a room by ourselves, and it's all too easy to forget there are actually lots of people helping us. Full circle. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. Advanced search. More to explore As an author Anthony's first novel was Enter Frederick K. Things you didn't know about Anthony Horowitz Anthony began writing because he wanted to be like Tintin.

Snatchmore Hall in The Switch is based on the house where Anthony lived as a child. He had a nanny, two cooks, two gardens, a chauffeur He was sent to a revolting boarding school, Orley Farm, in north London. The headmaster and his wife featured by name in one of his TV episodes. He depicted them as mad Nazis! He takes research for his books very seriously. He has walked across the Andes and visited forbidden criminal enclaves in Hong Kong. He got married in Hong Kong.