The new author has a good track record: he wrote several detective novels about the teenager Alexe Rider, acted as a screenwriter, creator and the author of two TV series "War Foil" and "Collision", adapted several stories about Poirot Agatha Christie for television, and also wrote the majority Episodes for the British series "Pure English killings."
When it comes to Holmes, Khorowitz says that he became a devoted fan since he was 16 years old: "I just can't resist this opportunity to write a completely new adventure for such an icon," he says in an interview. "My goal is now - to create as many kinds as possible for the modern audience, while remaining faithful to the original style."
Horowitz does not particularly apply to any details, but admitted that he plans to preserve Holmes in the same Victorian setting.
Now the name of Sherlock Holmes at the peak of popularity. He is a star of several new books, the hero of the series on the BBC channel and the film, in the lead role of which Robert Downey Jr.
The truth is that Holmes will never come out of fashion. When his creator, Scottish author Arthur Conan Doyle, who wrote about him 4 novels and 56 short stories, finally tired of his hero, then tried to kill him. However, public opinion forced Sir Arthur to return Holmes to life.