Product Description

Tim is broke. So when a mysterious stranger offers him a wad of money for his overcoat, it seems like a stroke of good fortune. But there are worse things than being broke. Being shot, for one - which is what happens to the stranger, and could soon be the fate of the Diamond Brothers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4309 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

About the Author
Anthony Horowitz is the creator of the phenomenal Alex Rider series, which has sold over nine million copies worldwide, and the bestselling Power of Five series. He won the 2005 British Book Awards Red House Children's Book of the Year Award for Ark Angel. Anthony also writes extensively for TV, with credits including Midsomer Murders and Foyle's War. He lives in north London with his family.

Customer Reviews

Funny and well written
The diamond brothers are on the move yet again and are caught up in trying to find someone who is planning to murder someone else. I like the idea of MI5 (Tim: I've driven up it. Nick - no that's the M5 motorway) and the head of MI5 is also quite good. It is based to be the complete opposite of North By North West by Hitchcock as you may guess from the title but the really quite sad jokes still are funny and it involves a scene in a cornfield just like Hitchcock's movie. Tim is brainless as usual and Nick is the brainy one although Tim always takes the credit.
Anyway, 10/10 - hope you enjoy it as much as I have.

South By South-East
This was the 1st book I ever read out of choice (years ago when I was 11)... I haven't stopped reading since!

Any child will love this book. Anthony Horowitz doesn't patronise his readers, the jokes are hilarious, the story is fast moving and with enough twists and turns to keep everyone happy!

This is the 3rd in the Diamond Brothers series. If you want to read them in order you should read The Falcon's Malteser first, then Public Enemy Number 2.

This book should have a place on everybody's book shelf!

I Died Laughing (But not literally of course)
I don't know what age range these books are aimed at, and I don't care. I'm 41 and I loved it. This one (fairly obviously) is a Hitchcock pastiche. Alright, a lot of the jokes are corny. That doesn't stop them being extremely funny.

This time, Tim and Nick Diamond are on the trail of a ruthless killer while on the run from the police. Yes it has a scene in a cornfield. Yes it has Rushmore (read it to find out). It has many more references. And it has the famous Diamond Brothers.

More please Mr Horowitz!