
Anthony Horowitz (1956 – ) is an English author and screenwriter (sceneggiatore). His father was councillor (consigliere) of prime minister Harold Wilson. Facing bankruptcy (per fronteggiare la banacarotta), Horowitz’s father removed his wealth (ricchezze) from his bank accounts and hid it (li nascose) away under a pseudonym, but when he then died, the family was never able to find the missing money (denaro mancante). Horowitz enjoyed reading books from his father’s library; his mother, introduced him to Frankenstein and Dracula. From the age of eight, Horowitz knew he wanted to be a writer, realising “the only time when I’m totally happy is when I’m writing”. Graduated (laureato) from the