Nightshade, Anthony Horowitz
Nightshade, Anthony Horowitz
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Nightshade

Author: Anthony Horowitz

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 10 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/07/2020


Synopsis

ALEX RIDER IS BACK AND FACING A NEW ENEMY—NIGHTSHADE.

Following the shocking events of Never Say Die, Alex Rider’s world has changed: his biggest enemy, the evil organization Scorpia, has been destroyed. Alex is hoping his life can finally go back to normal, that he can go to school and spend time with his friends—but very quickly everything changes. A new and dangerous criminal organization—Nightshade—is rising.

When Alex discovers they’ve planned a mysterious attack on London, he will stop at nothing to take them down. But protecting his home city means facing off a ruthless new enemy and putting his life at stake, again. And this time, there’s no one to save him if he makes a mistake.

The #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling Alex Rider series is back with a vengeance in this edge-of-your-seat adventure.

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

Goodreads review by Chris on May 25, 2020

I have come to love the Alex Rider and Jason Steed books, but are they getting 'old'. Or maybe now I have turned 30 I'm getting old? Now on book 12 on the Alex Rider series and book 7 on Jason Steed series what are they writing about? Both British teen hero's taking on the worlds most dangerous crim......more

Goodreads review by Lia on July 04, 2020

"All I wanted to do was make Britain great again." This sounds a lot like Trump's slogan—just replace Britain with America.👀 I can't believe it took 12 books for me to finally realize how redundant this series is.😅 It's literally the same thing happening in every book: ➢Someone dies in the first fe......more

Goodreads review by Ryan on July 24, 2020

Another book in the series done and its book 12 in the series and don't get me wrong i love this series but it really should end now rather than going any further cause it's starting to get repetitive. Plot: book 12 sees Alex once again going into another mission after saying at the end of book 11......more

Goodreads review by Millard on September 11, 2020

Wow, its was great to read an Alex Rider Novel again, I loved this, there is something special about teh teen Spy books, action, fun and exciting. When a secret agent is ruthlessly killed in Brazil, Alex Rider is sent to infiltrate a deadly organization known only as Nightshade. But as he gets closer......more

Goodreads review by Courtney on March 31, 2020

4/5 stars It's been a long time since I have read an Alex Rider book. I binged the first 8 I think about 10 years ago? And I loved them then as a young teen. It was just as easy to fall back into the series now at age 23. I put Alex Rider books in the same category as CHERUB, and probably Artemis Fow......more