h ▁son . ▁Like ▁Hor ow itz ' s , ▁Eli ot ' s ▁child hood ▁is ▁unh appy . ▁The ▁Gro os ham ▁G range ▁books ▁are ▁aim ed ▁at ▁a ▁slightly ▁younger ▁audience ▁than ▁Hor ow itz ' s ▁previous ▁books . ▁▁ ▁This ▁era ▁in ▁Hor ow itz ' s ▁career ▁also ▁saw ▁Advent urer ▁( 1 9 8 7 ) ▁and ▁Starting ▁Out ▁( 1 9 9 0 ) ▁published . ▁However , ▁the ▁most ▁major ▁release ▁of ▁Hor ow itz ' s ▁early ▁career ▁was ▁The ▁Fal con ' s ▁M alt es er ▁( 1 9 8 6 ). ▁This ▁book ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁successful ▁Diam ond ▁Brothers ▁series , ▁and ▁was ▁fil med ▁for ▁television ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁as ▁Just ▁Ask ▁for ▁Diam ond , ▁with ▁an ▁all ▁star ▁cast ▁that ▁included ▁Bill ▁Pat erson , ▁Jimmy ▁N ail , ▁Roy ▁Kin near , ▁Sus ann ah ▁York , ▁Michael ▁Rob b ins ▁and ▁Pat ric ia ▁H odge , ▁and ▁featured ▁Col in ▁D ale ▁and ▁D urs ley ▁Mc L inden ▁as ▁Nick ▁and ▁Tim ▁Diam ond . ▁It ▁was ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁with ▁Public ▁En emy ▁Number ▁Two , ▁and ▁by ▁South ▁by ▁South ▁East ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁followed ▁by ▁The ▁French ▁Con fection , ▁I ▁Know ▁What ▁You ▁Did ▁Last ▁Wed nes day , ▁The ▁Bl ur red ▁Man ▁and ▁most ▁recently ▁The ▁Greek ▁Who ▁Sto le ▁Christmas . ▁▁