![]() After cutting my teeth on the hugely popular show, Robin of Sherwood, I moved on to work with David Suchet and his brilliant portrayal of Hercule Poirot, writing about nine or ten episodes of Agatha Christie's Poirot. One of the joys of Twitter, incidentally, is that it allows readers to contact me directly and these 140-character exchanges are as valuable to me as what the professional critics have to say. An original thriller, Magpie Murders was published last year and got some of the best reviews I've had. This began with two Sherlock Holmes continuation novels, The House of Silk and Moriarty, followed by my entry into the world of James Bond with Trigger Mortis. I have plenty of other children's books out there - I was delighted to discover my Power of Five series (Raven's Gate, Evil Star etc) on sale in a tiny bookshop in Elounda, Crete only a few days ago.īut as I grew older (and my original audience entered their twenties) I felt a need to move into adult writing. ![]() There were eleven more books in the series - the latest, Never Say Die, was published in 2017 - and they are now being developed for TV. The game changer for me was Stormbreaker, the first Alex Rider adventure, published in 2000. Perhaps it helped that I wasn't much good at anything else.Ĭut forward to the present and now I have over forty-five published novels to my name. I knew without any doubt that I would be an author. ![]() Every time I write a new book, I have the same sense of urgency that I had then. In fact I wrote my first book when I was ten, stuck in a miserable, north London boarding school where reading and telling stories were my only lifeline. It just shows how quickly times have moved. It's strange to think that when I wrote my first book, there was no Amazon - in fact there was no internet, no computers. And would act as a fabulous entry point to anyone who has not yet had a taste of the awesome adventures in this epic series.Welcome to my Amazon author page. I would certainly recommend this to people around the age of 10yrs. I am a great fan of the other missions and this book did not disappoint, being consistent throughout, jam-packed with action, adventure and much more. However they are not part of these series so it does not matter if you have not read the other missions - it will still make sense. The stories are all short and easy to read however still contain the usual electrifying thrill of the other missions in this series. There is a range of adventures, set all over the place, from Alex at home in London to on a secret mission in Afghanistan. Alex was only 14 when recruited by MI6 to be a spy, sent all over the world on secret missions.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |