Guys Read: The Double Eagle Has Landed: A Short Story from Guys Read: Thriller

By Anthony Horowitz

Tim Diamond—the world’s worst private detective—takes on his most dangerous case yet, and it’s going to be up to his brother to keep him out of trouble. A short story from Guys Read: Thriller, edited by Jon Scieszka.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Sep 20, 2011
• ISBN: 9780062112095

Anthony Horowitz

ANTHONY HOROWITZ is the author of the US bestselling Magpie Murders and The Word is Murder, and one of the most prolific and successful writers in the English language; he may have committed more (fictional) murders than any other living author. His novel Trigger Mortis features original material from Ian Fleming. His most recent Sherlock Holmes novel, Moriarty, is a reader favorite; and his bestselling Alex Rider series for young adults has sold more than 19 million copies worldwide. As a TV screenwriter, he created both Midsomer Murders and the BAFTA-winning Foyle’s War on PBS. Horowitz regularly contributes to a wide variety of national newspapers and magazines, and in January 2014 was awarded an OBE.

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GUYS READ

The Double Eagle Has Landed

Anthony Horowitz

A Short Story from

Guys Read: Thriller

Edited and with an Introduction by Jon Scieszka

With Illustration by Brett Helquist

Contents

Cover

Title Page

The Double Eagle Has Landed by Anthony Horowitz

Guys E-Read

Biographies

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About the Publisher

The Double Eagle Has Landed

by Anthony Horowitz

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There was just one question I had to ask myself. How could I have ended up dangling from a flagpole, twelve stories above a street in North London, with an armed maniac walking toward me, a rabid dog snapping at my fingertips, and the world’s worst detective clinging to my ankles? Actually, a second question also came to mind. What was I going to do next?

It had all started earlier that same day . . . a damp, wet Tuesday in January, the sort of day that made you forget that Christmas had ever happened or that spring would ever come. Looking out the window, all I could see was rain. In fact, looking into the window, I could see quite a bit of rain too. The roof was leaking. My big brother, Tim, was sitting behind his desk with water dripping into a bucket beside him. The bucket looked happier than him.

You may have heard of Tim Diamond. He called himself a private detective. That was what it said on his business card

Reviews for Guys Read

[James · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It was an interesting book.And it was really funny"Great" recommend it!