"Holmes", the hero of the fictional detective
stories created by Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887, has mass
following across the world and spawned several movies based on
the character.
Horowitz is known for writing the "Alex Rider" series, was
chosen to write "James Bond" novels by the Ian Fleming estate
and also wrote television series such as "Midsomer Murders" and
"Foyle's War".
Under his creative lead, three new stories will be written by a
team of writers and the audio-first versions will be released on
all Storytel markets in spring 2022, the statement said.
Storytel will make a more formal announcement later on Monday.
"This is going to be Sherlock Holmes from a very different
perspective, staying true to the spirit of the books - which I
have always loved - but expanding the narrative and the vision
of Conan Doyle in all sorts of unexpected ways," Horowitz said.
Storytel offers listening and reading of over 500,000 audiobooks
across 25 markets and competes with the likes of Amazon's
Audible. Last month, it signed a deal with Spotify to allow its
subscribers to listen to its library of audiobooks on Spotify
from later this year.
Storytel is in talks with print publishers and for adaptations
for television and movies of the new "Holmes" adventures.
Several Hollywood actors such as Robert Downey Jr and Benedict
Cumberbatch have played the character of "Holmes" for television
series and movies.
(Reporting by Supantha Mukherjee in Stockholm; Editing by Emelia
Sithole-Matarise)
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