Anthony Horowitz: Murder, Mystery, and the Power of a Second Act
The Not Old - Better Show
Paul Vogelzang
4.7 • 106 Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Anthony Horowitz: Murder, Mystery, and the Power of a Second Act
The Not Old Better Show, Art of Living Interview Series
What if your finest work comes later? 📚
In this episode of The Not Old Better Show, Anthony Horowitz reflects on a career that keeps finding new life. From Foyle's War and Alex Rider to Marble Hall Murders and A Deadly Episode, he continues to surprise readers and viewers with wit, nerve, and remarkable range.
What stayed with me most is this: growth does not end with early success. For writers, readers, and anyone in a second act, Anthony speaks candidly about risk, structure, discipline, and staying curious.
It's a conversation about craft, ambition, and why the next chapter can still be your strongest.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Not Old Better Show, the show, |
| 0:08.1 | the show covering all things health, wellness, culture, and more. |
| 0:11.8 | The show for all of us who aren't old, were better. |
| 0:14.7 | Each week we'll interview superstars, experts, and ordinary people, |
| 0:18.8 | doing extraordinary things, all related to this wonderful experience |
| 0:22.9 | of getting better not older now here's your host the award-winning paul-vogelzang |
| 0:29.1 | thank you so much, and welcome to the not old better show. |
| 0:44.3 | Art of Living Interviews series. |
| 0:45.9 | I am Paul Boglezang. |
| 0:48.4 | Our guest today, Anthony Horowitz, has spent a lifetime doing something very few writers ever manage. |
| 0:54.9 | He keeps surprising us. |
| 0:57.4 | Interestingly, I love this factoid about Anthony Horowitz, |
| 1:01.1 | he may have committed more fictional murders than any living author. |
| 1:06.8 | That's fantastic. |
| 1:07.8 | But what makes his career so remarkable is not simply the body count. |
| 1:12.0 | It's the range, the invention, and the restless imagination behind it. |
| 1:18.0 | Anthony Horowitz is the creator of Foils War, a writer for Provo, |
| 1:23.1 | a developer of Mid-Summer Murders, the author of the wildly successful Alex Rider series, |
| 1:29.0 | and the mind behind new adventures for Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, Daniel Hawthorne, Susan Rylind, and Atticus Pund. |
| 1:36.8 | And here's what makes Anthony Horowitz such a fascinating guest for us today. |
| 1:40.8 | After decades of success, he is still pushing himself. These are just great |
| 1:45.8 | themes for our not old, better show audience, because Anthony Horowitz is still trying new |
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