Biographie

Is a big fan of Alfred Hitchcock, and his books will often allude to Hitchcock's work.

He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2014 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Literature. He is an author and screenwriter in London, England.

Although Horowitz has written several Alex Rider books, the first one Stormbreaker is currently the only one to have been adapted into a blockbuster movie, in 2006.

His wife Jill Green is a TV producer.

In his novel Oblivion, he mentions James Bond, an obvious in-joke because this is an influence on his teen spy Alex Rider series, but he remarks that things are never that simple; Horowitz also includes Bond's famous car, the Aston Martin which debuted in Goldfinger (1964). Ironically, he would write a James Bond novel Trigger Mortis, which he make take place two weeks after the Goldfinger novel, and bring back the leading lady Pussy Galore.

I'm lost in season three of The Walking Dead (2010). I love the scope of this series, the characters and the violence.

I try to make the Alex Rider books as realistic as I can.

It's always amazing how many people are willing to help me, give up their time and opening doors that might otherwise stay closed.

[acknowledging his wife and son in his novel Crocodile Tears] My son Cass was once again the first to read the manuscript and as usual gave me excellent advice. Finally, thanks to my wife, Jill Green, who had to live through the writing of this. It wasn't always fun.

[in the acknowledgments section of the last Alex Rider novel] And finally thanks to some early supporters of Alex Rider, the teachers and librarians who have recommended the books to reluctant readers. The truth is, while writers feel alone, they never really are.