Anthony Horowitz is a English novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense. His work for young adult readers includes The Diamond Brothers series, the Alex Rider series, and The Power of Five series or Ravens gate. Anthony horowitz enjoys being around kids and writing for kids because of his own miserable childhood. His wealthy and mysterious father died after hiding the family fortune. No one ever knew what kind of work his father did, and the money was never found. Horowitz was sent to a boarding school in England when he was 8 years old. The school used humiliation and hitting kids with a lash for discipline. Horowitz past is what led him to his present career of writing adventure stories for kids. He spent much of his childhood reading and inventing stories as a means of escaping reality. His first book was published when he was 22.
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