Diamond Brothers short fiction

The Double Eagle Has Landed

By Anthony Horowitz · 2011 · Children's fiction · adventure · Adult

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Spoiler-free summary

A standalone Diamond Brothers story that opens with Nick, Tim, a flagpole, an armed pursuer and a dangerously precarious escape.

The locations established in the book's spoiler-light premise, without revealing its later turns. The pleasure lies in identity and danger, shaped by a self-contained narrative organised around one escalating central problem..

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Can I start here?

Yes. The book or collection is designed to be approached without a required earlier volume.

What makes it different

Nick narrating from a flagpole while Tim literally hangs on makes this tiny case a perfect demonstration of the brothers' comic geometry.

Setting

The locations established in the book's spoiler-light premise, without revealing its later turns.

Content guidance

Peril and themes appropriate to the readership guidance above; consult the publisher edition for any title-specific advisory.

Why fans love itNick narrating from a flagpole while Tim literally hangs on makes this tiny case a perfect demonstration of the brothers' comic geometry.

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Continuity

This book does not require knowledge of a numbered series.

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Sources

Official author: Anthony Horowitz — The Double Eagle Has Landed ↗