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| Author | Anthony Horowitz |
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| Country | United Kingdom (UK) |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Detective novel, thriller (Adventure, action) |
| Publisher | Grafton Walker Books Puffin (US, CAN) Philomel Books (US) |
| Published | 1986–present |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) DVD VHS Audio CD |
| No. of books | 8 |
The Diamond Brothers is a series of humorous children's detective books by Anthony Horowitz, recounting the adventures of the world's worst private detective, Tim Diamond, and his much more intelligent younger brother, Nick Diamond.
The series currently comprises four full-length novels, four novellas and one short story. A fifth full-length novel entitled The Radius of the Lost Shark is being planned.[1] These books are aimed at a younger readership than Horowitz's young adult novels, such as the Alex Rider series and The Power of Five series. While also having a teenage protagonist and featuring guns, fights, international criminals, and numerous character deaths, The Diamond Brothers series has a more humorous slant through the use of puns, pop culture references and absurd situations.
The entire series was re-issued in 2007 with new cover art designed by illustrator Martin Chatterton,[2] and again in 2015 illustrated by Tony Ross.