r ise , ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁fourth ▁book ▁N ec ropol is ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁fifth ▁and ▁last ▁book ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁is ▁named ▁O bl iv ion . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Anthony ▁Hor ow itz ' s ▁play ▁Mind game ▁opened ▁Off ▁Broadway ▁at ▁the ▁So H o ▁Play house ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Mind game ▁star red ▁Keith ▁Car rad ine , ▁Lee ▁God art , ▁and ▁Kath le en ▁Mc N en ny . ▁The ▁production ▁was ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁stage ▁director ial ▁debut ▁for ▁Ken ▁Russell . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁also ▁he ▁got ▁into ▁a ▁jo ke ▁dispute ▁with ▁Dar ren ▁Sh an ▁over ▁his ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁Antoine ▁Hor w itzer ▁for ▁an ▁ob jection able ▁character . ▁R ather ▁than ▁su ing , ▁Hor ow itz ▁pl otted ▁a ▁literary ▁reven ge . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁guest ▁on ▁Private ▁Pass ions , ▁the ▁bi ographical ▁music ▁discussion ▁programme ▁on ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 3 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁estate ▁of ▁Arthur ▁Con an ▁Do yle ▁announced ▁that ▁Hor ow itz ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁writer ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁Sher lock ▁Hol mes ▁novel , ▁the ▁first ▁such ▁effort ▁to ▁receive ▁an ▁official ▁end