AFTER a very popular season in London’s West End the UK tour of Mindgame has been extended to cover a further eight venues and it will be appearing locally next week.

The story, from the pen of Anthony Horowitz, is a mind bending psychological thriller by creator of Foyles War, the BBC’s New Blood, Alex Rider, the Sherlock Holmes novels House of Silk and Moriarty and the James Bond novel Trigger Mortis.

When Mark Styler, a writer of glossy 'true crime' paperbacks, tries to get an interview with Easterman, a notorious serial killer, he has no idea what he's walking into.

First he has to get past Dr Farquhar, the quixotic head of Fairfields - the asylum where Easterman is kept. But soon he discovers that nothing is what it seems.

Who is the mysterious Borson? Where did he get the meat in the fridge? And why isn't the skeleton in the closet?

Horowitz is one of the most prolific and successful writers working in the UK – and is unique for working across so many media; juggling writing books, TV series, films, plays and journalism.

He has written over 40 books including the best-selling teen spy series Alex Rider, which he adapted into a movie. The Alex Rider series is estimated to have sold 19 million copies worldwide.

He is also an acclaimed writer for adults and was commissioned by the Conan Doyle Estate and Orion Books to write two new Sherlock Holmes novels (The House of Silk and Moriarty). Most recently he was commissioned by the Ian Fleming Estate to write the James Bond novel Trigger Mortis. His latest works are The Word is Murder and Never Say Die (the latest in the Alex Rider series).

Responsible for creating and writing some of the UK’s most beloved and successful television series, including Midsomer Murders and Foyle’s War, he is on the board of the Old Vic Theatre and regularly contributes to a wide variety of national newspapers and magazines on subjects ranging from politics to education.

He has been a patron to East Anglia Children’s Hospices and the anti-bullying charity, Kidscape, since 2008.

Mindgame will be on stage at Malvern from Tuesday, June 4 to Saturday, June 8 and tickets are on sale at the Box Office 01684 892277 and online at malvern-theatres.co.uk.