Diamond Brothers · BOOK 2 OF 8

Public Enemy Number Two

By Anthony Horowitz · 1987 · Comic mystery · adventure · Older children and young teens

NovelSpoiler-lightBook 2 in order

Spoiler-free summary

Nick is deliberately sent to prison to befriend a young criminal, while Tim remains spectacularly unhelpful.

London and a young offenders' prison. The pleasure lies in competence and incompetence and family partnership, shaped by a numbered instalment with its own central conflict and a continuing series arc..

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Can I start here?

Best read after Diamond Brothers 1; the central plot is approachable on its own, but continuing relationships and consequences carry forward.

What makes it different

Sending Nick to prison is an outrageous premise, and the comedy works because his predicament remains properly dangerous.

Setting

London and a young offenders' prison.

Content guidance

Comic peril, crime and occasional violence, presented for younger readers.

Why fans love itSending Nick to prison is an outrageous premise, and the comedy works because his predicament remains properly dangerous.

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Continuity

Public Enemy Number Two is volume 2 of 8 in Diamond Brothers. Its central adventure has a resolution, while relationships and consequences can continue into later volumes.

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Sources

Official author: Anthony Horowitz — Public Enemy Number Two ↗