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Quote by Anthony Horowitz

“We need our literary heroes. Life is dark and complicated but they shine out. They’re the beacons that we follow.”

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Anthony Horowitz is a British novelist renowned for his suspense and crime novels. Born on April 5, 1955, he began his writing career in 1981. Horowitz's works span various styles, including historical novels, children's literature, and adult fiction. He has received numerous literary awards, including the Silver Dagger Award and the Edgar Award. more

“This business with Sir Magnus Pye had got off to an inauspicious start. It was one thing to be stabbed in your own home—but to be decapitated with a medieval sword the moment darkness fell was quite simply outrageous. Saxby-on-Avon was such a quiet place! Yes, there had been that business with the cleaner, the woman who had tripped up and fallen down the stairs, but this was something else again. Could it really be true that one of the villagers, living in a Georgian house perhaps, going to church and playing for the local cricket team, mowing their lawn on Sunday mornings and selling home-made marmalade at the village fête, was a homicidal maniac? The answer was yes—quite possibly.”

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Book:Magpie Murders

Source: Magpie Murders

“I couldn't see myself as some twenty-first century Shirley Valentine, sitting on the rocks, a thousand miles from the nearest Waterstones.”

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Book:Magpie Murders

Source: Magpie Murders

“…this is why slashers really wear masks, sir. It’s so you won’t see them smile.”

Slashers

Book:My Heart Is a Chainsaw

Source: My Heart Is a Chainsaw