The Art of the Murder Mystery Twist with Anthony Horowitz

[@DLeRoux]

This needs to be turned into a full on Materclass lesson. His enthusiasm is palatable.

[@brianseay8242]

I COMPLETELY agree! He definitely needs a masterclass, because his advice is sound and there are lots of gems to latch onto.

[@lorijohnston4311]

Oh, I agree! I subscribe to Masterclass and I would be THRILLED to have him added to the roster. He is so engaging and really brings his passion to the subject.

[@lorijohnston4311]

@Masterclass

[@katlady8]

Of all the videos and webinars I've seen, this is the only one where I've actually got something out of. He's explained his view extremely well.

[@wesleypatterson2284]

God, I love how enthusiastic he is! If he were a teacher he'd never have to fail a student! Also, wow, I'm just realizing he wrote the Alex Ryder novels! Those were my introduction to spy novels way back in high school!

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

It is lovely to hear Anthony Horowitz talk so eloquently and enthusiastically on the subject! Thank you for this video!

[@jimbyrne]

The guy is a genius! The passion is evident and enthusiasm comes across in bounds. He also comes across as a lovely guy.

[@ConradSpoke]

This was pure oxygen! I'm writing a screenplay with a twist at the end of the fourth act. But I didn't realize it. My story is not a murder mystery, but with only a few tweaks I can introduce this element into the story.

[@leewoodauthor]

A real Masterclass in under fourteen minutes!

[@jimmythompson9677]

Anthony Horowitz is one of my absolute favorite writers and this is very cool to see him talk like this about his works!!

[@JonnyBoy021]

Anthony's passion and energy is so contagious! He should do a masterclass series!

[@davidkeffen]

Anthony is one of the towering talents of our age. Thank you for this.

[@cindyheckerl7189]

I'm reading The Twist of a Knife now. Absolutely fascinating to see this video having read the whole series. I knew Mr. Horowitz had to be a good bloke!

[@pieceofgosa]

The best twists in any genre are where you leave your audience completely shocked & utterly unsurprised at the same time.

[@Rash23215]

Bit i am surprised at end, what is my problem??

[@jessicastrike5640]

Anthony Horowitz has always been my favourite author and he has long since inspired me to write my own mystery novels, I wouldn’t be the writer I am without him. This is an excellent video, his passion, enthusiasm, and knowledge are evident throughout and I would encourage all writers to read his works

[@Music-kx6kr]

His enthusiasm is so infectious

[@kdee8166]

I am most grateful to the creator of Foyle's War, undoubtedly the best series ever on tv for me.

[@charliedrosario999]

What a wise fellow. He is an expert. People should always listen properly. We should always listen and respect experts like he.

[@Philsosopher]

He has such a genuine personality, I stumbled upon this accidentally and now I want to write a murder mystery of my own!

[@philnasmith9755]

Thank you Penguin, for posting this energised and exciting discussion.

[@jeanniesegall287]

I love Anthony Horowitz work. It's a pleasure to meet him and hear him speak.

[@writebrobp]

Love Anthony Horowitz! Such an amazing and entertaining writer! 🙂

[@m3garh0d]

Came across this after reading/participating in the Middle series I've always enjoyed Horrowitz's books but I never would have learned the method of creating one yourself

[@ChelissaMoon]

This is the ideation process breakdown. I’ve always needed. I always felt like that. I couldn’t make story and it wasn’t a writer but the way you described it is exactly how I think and come up with things. I just felt it should be more certain and more obvious from the beginning. Thank you for sharing and I’m excited to read more of your work.

[@basiaseleman8205]

I love how passionate he is

[@KiriB]

Just finished Close to Death, it's one of my favorite books of his now! What a great writer and speaker.

[@brandonlmassey]

I’m reading Twist of the Knife right now and am obsessed.

[@mrde0mrsai]

I’m so glad to hear him say Dorothy Sayers. She deserves more readership and lot more adaptations

[@kredonystus7768]

My favourite twist ever is Hot Fuzz. In almost every mystery the twist is the victim, or killer, or not catching the killer. Hot Fuzz says yes the detective got everything right, except the motivation. Who got murdered, how they got murdered, and who did it, it as correct but there isn't some grand conspiracy, the murderers are just really petty.

[@TheGreatBobbyBamboozler]

Why did you just ruin it for everyone who hasn’t seen it?

[@katherinec3463]

I love his books so much. The Horowitz series is just brilliant.

[@CatastrophicDisease]

Wow that's a name I haven't heard in a long time. Loved his Raven's Gate book series when I was in grade school.

[@lorie76yt]

This was excellent - just the kind of conversation I love to be able to share (or at least listen in on :) with an author!h

[@history_by_lamplight]

I always appreciate advice from enthusiastic experts. And Anthony Horowitz seems like a really nice guy.

[@shelleymcafee8197]

Thank-You for uploading this interview, when I find a Writer who’s work appeals to Me - I find Myself not only enjoying the story, but also peering between the lines trying to see the Person writing it. I guess that means I’m interested in the Writer: who they truly are, and how they think, and why - the Work an Artist does says so much about Themselves. I love AH’s fertile and fascinating Mind; his Work is extremely-creative/inventive, intelligent, insightful, detailed, realistic, informative, witty and fun. …His books are delightful to read, and their subject-matter spans many generations and time-periods; appealing to Many. The first books I read (and loved) were those of the Foyles War series. ….I was in My teens, and My Dad (who was reading them) introduced Me to the series; though I wasn’t at that time familiar with AH - and didn’t even realize that it was he who had written them until Last-Year when I read Magpie Murders, and searched for a complete list of Anthony Horowitz books. I was amazed that the Person who’d written Foyle’s War could have also written the books featuring Detective Nathanial Hawthorne and AH, Himself! …Although both were essentially murder-mysteries - they felt completely-different, to Me! (Now that I’ve read almost all of that series, I want to go back to Foyle’s War and read them again; wondering if I would now recognize in them the Author of Both.) There are few Authors who can think and write such fascinating, engaging and delightful Works, and it’s been a pleasure for Me to add AH to the list of My Favourite Authors. I have no-doubt that Agatha Christie, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, etc… would have been extremely-proud and delighted to have known that their Work had inspired a young Reader to become the Writer that Anthony Horowitz is, Today! Thank-You for this (and other) peeks into his personality and writing-process!!!

[@smalltown2223]

I’m writing a sequel to The Mousetrap where everyone’s already dead on the opening page, nobody says or does anything.

[@sandraelder1101]

Currently reading Magpie Murders and so glad he didn’t give a spoiler!

[@sonerila6987]

Watch the movie!! It's fantastic. Leslie Manville, Tim McMullen, Matthew Beard ... incredible acting. I watched it twice to make the storyline more clear. Then read Moonflower Murders & wait for it to air.

[@leewood1902]

Love that book!

[@scoutofthewoods]

hearing ngaio marsh even get a mention outside of nz made my heart warm

[@lesleyjohnson5691]

"Do the don'ts and don’t do the dos." 😊

[@foxmouth]

Watched this then I read 'The Word is Murder' which is basically a book version of this talk haha. Can't wait to read the rest of his stuff!

[@wonderwoman5528]

This is so useful, thanks! Going to have ago at my own a b c mystery

[@sparkinstarfall_FD]

Never heard of this author, but I love his passion. Definitely going to be reading some of his stuff.

[@walsallmatt]

Finally someone who tells you what to do rather than 100 videos saying dont do this dont do that ❤

[@barborahalova3514]

This was awesome, thank you!

[@lina5699]

This was so refreshing

[@codyeasonBGR]

Well this was a lucky find thanks Anthony

[@kingdonut6675]

I was thinking of maybe doing something like Elsbeth or Columbo where the protagonist knows who did it but must figure out how and why they did it.

[@brianedwards7142]

He reminds me of Geoffrey McGivern, the actor who played the neighbour in Ghosts.

[@davetaylor2088]

Live inside the book - beautiful piece of advice.

[@willma2625]

I will always always remember Anthony Horowitz for 'Gruesome Grange' - perhaps the original Hogwarts! Such fond childhood memories of those books. When someone recommended HP to me, the year the first came out, I found it utterly boring compared to Horowitz's world

[@hdp1123]

Where seagulls dare is a classic too. Never though I would enjoy the diamond brothers books more as an adult but here we are

[@cryptohalloffame]

magpie murders is a phenomenally well written series

[@bluecoffee3306]

Hawthorne is so fitting for the character. He can't be anything but Hawthorne.

[@JenMaxon]

Great - really interesting. Thanks

[@Xavier-ck5np]

he inspires me just by the way he talks

[@GOLDESCAFLOWNE]

Wonderful

[@AlessandraHart]

Magpie murder and moonflower murder are definitely few of his masterpieces

[@benrichardson5662]

One of my favorite twists is the ending for the Murder of Roger Ackroyd. I won't spoil it but it comes completely out of left field.

[@Northern_Valkyrie]

I’m reading through the sentence is death rn, and this is the first time I’ve actually heard his voice- Definitely gonna be interesting having a specific voice to listen to while I read lmaoo. (Is there any Daniel Hawthorne series fandom or is it just me because there’s like no content on these awesome books😭)

[@reader7121]

No seriously YOU CAN NEVER PREDICT AGATHA CHRISTIE ...NEVER HAVE I NOT BEEN SURPRISED BY HER ENDING

[@kittyskid1]

I'm stuck trying to figure out the twist in Moonflower Murders airing on PBS.

[@krakesh5915]

Pure genius!! 👌

[@beckerabstracts]

Foyles War was a masterpiece.

[@kerrymuir9891]

omg i love this guy!

[@jayashreechakravarthy4949]

Anthony Horowitz is hired.

[@toprak3479]

Good video.

[@secretscarlet8249]

Interesting! I think I’ll use this as a method to plan some rpgs 😊

[@leewood1902]

A little fast but nonetheless he is one of the most intelligent mystery writers of the present.😁

[@abdulsamad.abd007]

i loved this

[@grantwallace1882]

Love his James Bond novels!

[@maluve8075]

the alex rider ones?

[@grantwallace1882]

@@maluve8075 No, the James Bond ones.

[@maluve8075]

@@grantwallace1882 I didnt know he wrote James bond novels... I guess I have something new to read, thanks

[@marmadukegrimwig]

Awesome

[@SeanForeman]

He looks and acts like Chris Columbus (Harry Potter director)

[@sjinzaar]

I find that once I planned my story and know who, what, when, where, and how, I lose interest in my own story to such an extent that I don't have motivation to write it. Anyone with the same problem? Any suggestions?

[@jadakowers590]

Sometimes, when you start writing, the story takes on a life of its own. Then all your plot line plans will go off auto-pilot and take you for a wild ride.

[@StarboundRose]

Motivation isn’t something you can rely on. You just have to do it, whether you are motivated or not.

[@charlessmyth]

[11:20] As was said of S S Van Dine by a critic: Why spend one or two years of your life writing a murder mystery, when you can buy a perfectly good one for a fiver :-)

[@azisxaja]

Thaaaaaanks yoouuuuuuuuu

[@theresakidd]

That’s almost exactly how I write.

[@charlessmyth]

One or two years ?? Maybe this is why you want to keep them as short as Conan Doyle kept his for a Sherlock Holmes :-)

[@asmrwithdora8464]

1:17 Ngaio Marsh: isn't her first name pronounced 'Naio" - not 'Nagaio', as he says here?

[@lauragranger9813]

since it's come up - has anyone seen planet of the apes? I've always just known that end scene and not really the story itself. So is Charlton Heston not a human then? or is he a time traveller? If he thought he was not on earth, from where did he travel from to begin with? Or does he know the whole time and it is just us who don't?

[@brians1902]

The A+B+C murders.

[@sandraelder1101]

The great twist of Planet of the Apes is that his whole fight and hope of escape is useless.

[@ShiroMiura-fy4lw]

I'm too stupid to write crime fiction

[@midnightodellewest1999]

Me too

[@annabelleroma2336]

No, you're not! Research is your friend! Go for it!

[@abywabyontop]

no you're not, go for it ❤

[@kolambebek]

🐣

[@StephenFletcher-vf9im]

Charlton and astronauts must have been away from earth for a long, long time in order for the apes to evolve and develop intelligence, enough of it to rule planet earth, and they turn out to be no better than o.

[@Smily411]

If your interested fairytales these books aren’t for you : Journal of the lost king The boy in the hurricane

[@utubeviewing1]

Dear Mr. Horowitz I must disagree with you about Agatha Christie. It is well know among fair-play mystery writers that AC introduced new characters and facts in her solutions never before encountered. This of course is not to take anything away from her. She is pure genius. But in most of her works fair-play she is not.

[@sutirnapal6975]

Magpie murder and moonflower murder are definitely few of his masterpieces