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Anthony Horowitz Books in Order

Anthony Horowitz has written 106 books, published between 1978 and 2026. The first book is Enter Frederick K. Bower (1978) and the newest is A Deadly Episode (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
106
Published
1978–2026
Confirmed
103 of 106 titles
Pages on record
13,007 in 56 of 106 books
Reading time
217–325 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 13,007 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 56 of 106 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Anthony Horowitz, author

Anthony Horowitz is an English novelist and screenwriter, born 5 April 1955, who specialises in mystery and suspense. For children and young adults Horowitz created Alex Rider, a 14-year-old British boy who spies for MI6, along with The Power of Five (titled The Gatekeepers in the US) and The Diamond Brothers. The catalogue holds 106 Horowitz books from Enter Frederick K. Bower (1978) to A Deadly Episode (2026). Other listed series include Detective Daniel Hawthorne, Susan Ryeland, Groosham Grange and the Pentagram Chronicles. Horowitz is still publishing.

In the Alex Rider series, Alex is recruited by MI6 after his uncle's death and carries out missions using his own skills, wits and gadgets to stop criminals.

How many Anthony Horowitz books are there?

Anthony Horowitz has 106 books, released between 1978 and 2026. They include 14 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Anthony Horowitz Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 106 Anthony Horowitz books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Myths and Legends by Anthony Horowitz, book 1 of the Anthony Horowitz Short Story series (1985)
  2. Cover of The Night of the Scorpion by Anthony Horowitz, book 2 of the Pentagram Chronicles (1985)
  3. Cover of The Falcon's Malteser by Anthony Horowitz, book 1 of the Diamond Brothers series (1986)
  4. Cover of The Silver Citadel by Anthony Horowitz, book 3 of the Pentagram Chronicles (1986)
  5. Cover of Robin of Sherwood: The Hooded Man by Anthony Horowitz, book 4 of the Anthony Horowitz Standalone Novels series
  6. Cover of Public Enemy Number Two by Anthony Horowitz, book 2 of the Diamond Brothers series (1987)
  7. Cover of Adventurer by Anthony Horowitz, book 5 of the Anthony Horowitz Standalone Novels series (1987)
  8. Cover of The Unholy Grail / Return to Groosham Grange by Anthony Horowitz, book 2 of the Groosham Grange series (1990)
  9. Cover of South by Southeast by Anthony Horowitz, book 3 of the Diamond Brothers series (1991)
  10. Cover of Granny by Anthony Horowitz, book 8 of the Anthony Horowitz Standalone Novels series (1994)
  11. Cover of Death Walks Tonight by Anthony Horowitz, book 2 of the Anthony Horowitz Short Story series (1995)
  12. Cover of The Switch by Anthony Horowitz, book 9 of the Anthony Horowitz Standalone Novels series (1995)
  13. Cover of Horowitz Horror by Anthony Horowitz, book 1 of the Horrowitz Horror Shorts series (1999)
  14. Cover of Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz, book 1 of the Alex Rider series (2000)
  15. Cover of More Horowitz Horror by Anthony Horowitz, book 2 of the Horrowitz Horror Shorts series (2000)
  16. Cover of Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz, book 2 of the Alex Rider series (2001)
  17. Cover of Mindgame by Anthony Horowitz, book 11 of the Anthony Horowitz Standalone Novels series (2001)
  18. Cover of Burnt by Anthony Horowitz, book 1 of the Pocket Horowitz series (2002)
  19. Cover of Killer Camera by Anthony Horowitz, book 2 of the Pocket Horowitz series (2002)
  20. Cover of Skeleton Key by Anthony Horowitz, book 3 of the Alex Rider series (2002)
  21. Cover of The Phone Goes Dead by Anthony Horowitz, book 4 of the Pocket Horowitz series (2002)
  22. Cover of Scared by Anthony Horowitz, book 5 of the Pocket Horowitz series (2002)
  23. Cover of Twist Cottage by Anthony Horowitz, book 6 of the Pocket Horowitz series (2002)
  24. Cover of The Killing Joke by Anthony Horowitz, book 12 of the Anthony Horowitz Standalone Novels series (2002)
  1. 1
    Enter Frederick K. BowerAnthony Horowitz Standalone Novels #11978 · 144 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1978144
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  2. 2
    The Sinister Secret Of Frederick K. BowerAnthony Horowitz Standalone Novels #21979 · confirmed 3/4
    1979–
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  3. 3
    Misha, the magician and the mysterious amuletAnthony Horowitz Standalone Novels #31981 · 204 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1981204
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  4. 4
    The Devil's Door BellPentagram Chronicles #11983 · confirmed 3/4
    1983–
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  5. 5
    Myths and LegendsAnthony Horowitz Short Story #11985 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985304
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  6. 6
    The Night of the ScorpionPentagram Chronicles #21985 · 159 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985159
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  7. 7
    The Falcon's MalteserDiamond Brothers #11986 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986208
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  8. 8
    The Silver CitadelPentagram Chronicles #31986 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986160
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  9. 9
    Robin of Sherwood: The Hooded ManAnthony Horowitz Standalone Novels #41986 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986160
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  10. 10
    Public Enemy Number TwoDiamond Brothers #21987 · 190 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987190
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  11. 11
    AdventurerAnthony Horowitz Standalone Novels #51987 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987192
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  12. 12
    The New Adventures of William TellAnthony Horowitz Standalone Novels #61987 · confirmed 3/4
    1987–
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  13. 13
    Groosham GrangeGroosham Grange #11988 · 196 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988196
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  14. 14
    Day of the DragonPentagram Chronicles #41989 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989160
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    The Unholy Grail / Return to Groosham GrangeGroosham Grange #21990 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990240
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  16. 16
    Starting OutAnthony Horowitz Standalone Novels #71990 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990160
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  17. 17
    South by SoutheastDiamond Brothers #31991 · confirmed 3/4
    1991–
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  18. 18
    GrannyAnthony Horowitz Standalone Novels #81994 · 176 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994176
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  19. 19
    Death Walks TonightAnthony Horowitz Short Story #21995 · 157 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995157
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  20. 20
    The SwitchAnthony Horowitz Standalone Novels #91995 · confirmed 3/4
    1995–
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  21. 21
    The Devil and His BoyAnthony Horowitz Standalone Novels #101997 · confirmed 3/4
    1997–
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  22. 22
    Horowitz HorrorHorrowitz Horror Shorts #11999 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999448
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    StormbreakerAlex Rider #12000 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000256
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    More Horowitz HorrorHorrowitz Horror Shorts #22000 · confirmed 3/4
    2000–
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  25. 25
    Point BlankAlex Rider #22001 · confirmed 4/4
    2001–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    MindgameAnthony Horowitz Standalone Novels #112001 · 111 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001111
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  27. 27
    BurntPocket Horowitz #12002 · 64 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200264
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  28. 28
    Killer CameraPocket Horowitz #22002 · 78 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200278
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  29. 29
    Skeleton KeyAlex Rider #32002 · confirmed 3/4
    2002–
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  30. 30
    The Night BusPocket Horowitz #32002 · confirmed 3/4
    2002–
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Anthony Horowitz series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Anthony Horowitz books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Alex Rider books in order

17 books by Anthony Horowitz
  1. 1. Stormbreaker
  2. 1. Alex Rider: Secret Weapon
  3. 2. Point Blank
  4. 2. Alex Rider Undercover
  5. 3. Skeleton Key
  6. 4. Eagle Strike
  7. 5. Scorpia
  8. 6. Ark Angel
  9. 7. Snakehead
  10. 8. Crocodile Tears
  11. 9. Quite a Ride
  12. 10. Scorpia Rising
  13. and 5 more in the table above

Anthony Horowitz Standalone Novels

13 books

13 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Diamond Brothers books in order

10 books by Anthony Horowitz
  1. 1. The Falcon's Malteser
  2. 2. Public Enemy Number Two
  3. 3. South by Southeast
  4. 4. The Blurred Man
  5. 5. The French Confection
  6. 6. I Know What You Did Last Wednesday
  7. 7. The Greek Who Stole Christmas
  8. 8. Two of Diamonds
  9. 9. The Double Eagle Has Landed
  10. 10. Where Seagulls Dare

Pocket Horowitz in order

6 books
  1. 1. Burnt
  2. 2. Killer Camera
  3. 3. The Night Bus
  4. 4. The Phone Goes Dead
  5. 5. Scared
  6. 6. Twist Cottage

Alex Rider: The Graphic Novel in order

6 books
  1. 1. Stormbreaker
  2. 2. Point Blank
  3. 3. Skeleton Key
  4. 4. Eagle Strike
  5. 5. Scorpia
  6. 6. Ark Angel

Legends in order

6 books
  1. 1. Battles and Quests
  2. 2. Beasts and Monsters
  3. 3. Death and the Underworld
  4. 4. Heroes and Villains
  5. 5. Tricks and Transformations
  6. 6. The Wrath of the Gods

Detective Daniel Hawthorne in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Word Is Murder
  2. 2. The Sentence Is Death
  3. 3. A Line to Kill
  4. 4. The Twist of a Knife
  5. 5. Close to Death
  6. 6. A Deadly Episode

Anthony Horowitz Short Story

5 books

5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Power Of Five/The Gatekeepers in order

5 books
  1. 1. Raven's Gate
  2. 2. Evil Star
  3. 3. Nightrise
  4. 4. Necropolis
  5. 5. Oblivion

Sherlock Holmes books in order

4 books by Anthony Horowitz
  1. 1. The House of Silk
  2. 2. Moriarty
  3. 3. The Three Monarchs
  4. 4. The Adventure of the Seven Christmas Cards

Pentagram Chronicles in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Devil's Door Bell
  2. 2. The Night of the Scorpion
  3. 3. The Silver Citadel
  4. 4. Day of the Dragon

James Bond in order

3 books
  1. 32. Trigger Mortis
  2. 33. Forever and a Day
  3. 34. With a Mind to Kill

Groosham Grange in order

2 books
  1. 1. Groosham Grange
  2. 2. The Unholy Grail / Return to Groosham Grange

Horrowitz Horror Shorts in order

2 books
  1. 1. Horowitz Horror
  2. 2. More Horowitz Horror

Diamond Brother Mysteries in order

2 books
  1. 1. Three of Diamonds
  2. 2. Four of Diamonds

Alex Rider Non-Fiction

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Power Of Five/The Gatekeepers Graphic Novel in order

2 books
  1. 1. Raven's Gate
  2. 3. Nightrise

Becoming Sherlock in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Red Circle / Kızıl Çember
  2. 2. The Irregulars

Anthony Horowitz Graphic Novels in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Hitchhiker

Anthony Horowitz Short Stories/Novellas

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone Plays

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Bug Club in order

1 book
  1. 36. The Dragon's Tale and Other Beastly Stories

Standalone books

2 books

2 Anthony Horowitz titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Anthony Horowitz Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Anthony Horowitz books run from Enter Frederick K. Bower (1978) to A Deadly Episode (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Anthony Horowitz in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Anthony Horowitz books in order?

You only need to read Anthony Horowitz books in order within each series: the books listed here span 14 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Anthony Horowitz

Start with the first book of the Anthony Horowitz series you want to read: Susan Ryeland starts with The Magpie Murders (2016), Alex Rider starts with Stormbreaker (2000) and The Diamond Brothers starts with The Falcon's Malteser (1986). The earliest catalogued title overall is Enter Frederick K. Bower (1978).

What is the newest Anthony Horowitz book?

A Deadly Episode (2026) is the newest Anthony Horowitz book released so far.

Is there a new Anthony Horowitz book coming?

No next Anthony Horowitz book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Anthony Horowitz has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Anthony Horowitz. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Anthony Horowitz at a glance

Still publishing
Anthony Horowitz published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Anthony Horowitz books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
13,007 pages across the 56 of 106 books with a recorded length, a median of 200 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Anthony Horowitz books, 36 of 106, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
5 of the 106 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 103 in at least three.

What the Anthony Horowitz books are about

79 of the 106 Anthony Horowitz books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 29 of 79. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.