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Anthony Horowitz, OBE (born 5 April 1955) is a 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 (aka ''The Gatekeepers''). His work for adults includes the novel and play ''Mindgame'' (2001), and two Sherlock Holmes novels ''The House of Silk'' (2011) and ''Moriarty'' (2014). He is the most recent author chosen to write a James Bond novel by the Ian Fleming estate, titled ''Trigger Mortis''. He has also written for television, contributing scripts to ITV's ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' and ''Midsomer Murders''. He was the creator and writer of the ITV series ''Foyle's War'', ''Collision'' and ''Injustice''. == Background and personal life == Horowitz was born in Paddington, London, into a wealthy Jewish family, and in his early years lived an upper-middle class lifestyle.〔 As an overweight and unhappy child, Horowitz enjoyed reading books from his father's library. At the age of 8, Horowitz was sent to Orley Farm, a boarding preparatory school in Harrow, Middlesex. There, he entertained his peers by telling them the stories he had read.〔 Horowitz described his time in the school as "a brutal experience", recalling that he was often beaten by the headmaster.〔 At age 13 he went on to Rugby School, a public school in Rugby, Warwickshire, and discovered a love for writing. Horowitz adored his mother, who introduced him to ''Frankenstein'' and ''Dracula''. She also gave him a human skull for his 13th birthday. Horowitz said in an interview that it reminds him to get to the end of each story since he will soon look like the skull. From the age of 8, Horowitz knew he wanted to be a writer, realising "the only time when I'm totally happy is when I'm writing". He graduated from the University of York with a lower second class degree in English literature and art history in 1977. In at least one interview, Horowitz claims to believe that H. P. Lovecraft based his fictional ''Necronomicon'' on a real text, and to have read some of that text. Horowitz's father was associated with some of the politicians in the "circle" of prime minister Harold Wilson, including Eric Miller. Facing bankruptcy, he moved his assets into Swiss numbered bank accounts. He died from cancer when his son Anthony was 22, and the family was never able to track down the missing money despite years of trying.〔 Horowitz now lives in Central London with his wife Jill Green, whom he married in Hong Kong on 15 April 1988. Green produced ''Foyle's War'', the series Horowitz wrote for ITV. They have two sons, Nicholas Mark Horowitz (born 1989) and Cassian James Horowitz (born 1991). He credits his family with much of his success in writing, as he says they help him with ideas and research. He is a patron of child protection charity Kidscape.〔(Kidscape Staff, Trustees, Patrons, Volunteers ), (Kidscape ), UK.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anthony Horowitz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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