Guys Read The Double Eagle Has Lande..., Anthony Horowitz
Guys Read The Double Eagle Has Lande..., Anthony Horowitz
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Guys Read: The Double Eagle Has Landed

Author: Anthony Horowitz

Narrator: Steve West

Unabridged: 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/20/2011


Synopsis

Tim Diamond—the world’s worst private detective—takes on his most dangerous case yet, and it’s going to be up to his brother to keep him out of trouble. A short story from Guys Read: Thriller, edited by Jon Scieszka.

About Anthony Horowitz

English born author, Anthony Horowitz, is a novelist and screenwriter specializing in mystery and suspense genres. He was born in Stanmore, Middlesex, and his family was of the Jewish faith. He was a rather unhappy child, being overweight, and spent much of his youth reading many books from his father's library. It is no surprise that he started writing at the age of 8 or nine years old. He used books to escape the reality of being pretty sedentary, with no talent or physique for participating in sports. He was an author in the making.

Horowitz juggles his interests among writing books, TV series, films, plays and journalism. His works include over 40 books, including a teen spy thriller, the Alex Rider series. He is estimated to have sold 19 million copies worldwide. A few of his other works include: Power of Five series (including the conclusion novel, Oblivion), two Sherlock Holmes novels.......The House of Silk and Moriarty, and a new James Bond novel, Trigger Mortis.

Horowirz also created and wrote some of the most popular television series in the UK. Among the series are: Midsomer Murders, Foyle's War, Collision, Injustice, and New Blood.

Horowitz joined the Home Start group, in Suffolk, to support those working with families across the county who are facing challenges such as mental health issues, terminal illness, isolation, domestic abuse, poverty and many other problems. He has been quoted as saying.......Charity begins at Home Start.

Horowitz lives in Central London with his wife, Jill Green, (who produced his film Foyle's War), and their two sons. He considers himself a Conservative, and has specific ideas about today's political climate. He has been very critical of the social phenomenon of cancel culture and "mobbing" of figures for expressing their personal opinions. He says that people are so quick to want to cause total loss for anyone who disagrees with them. Total loss to the point of death threats, and hoping they lose their entire means to survive and care for their families. The political discourses are sadly used as reasons to hate. Horowitz is opposed to hatred of any sort.


Reviews

I've enjoyed reading Anthony Horowitz books for adults so I thought I'd tried a children's one. And I have to remember this is for children who would accept just how profoundly inept a detective, nay a human being in general is older brother Tim. Thank goodness for younger brother Nick! Hard to beli......more

Goodreads review by Mella

This was particularly short and not particularly good. It didn't even really have the same feel as the other Diamond Brother mysteries. (view spoiler)[Plus the bad guy isn't caught and the crime isn't solved. (hide spoiler)] 1.5 stars.......more

Goodreads review by Connor

The Double Eagle has Landed by Anthony Horowitz is an amazing book. Nick Diamond has a brother who is a bad detective. Mr. Underwood has a case for his brother to check out his head security guard on the night he thinks he's going to steal a very valuable coin. He gives them a key that doesn't work......more

Goodreads review by Jdub

Nothing overly impressive, but a fun and quick read.......more