Russian Roulette (Alex Rider)

London is dirty, distant and dangerous … but that’s where orphan Tom Falconer is
heading. And he’s got a whole assortment of vicious criminals hot on his heels.
Tom is helpless and alone until he meets Moll Cutpurse, a thirteen-year-old pickpocket.
Together the two of them find themselves chased across the city by the murderous Ratsey.
But it’s only on the first night of a new play – The Devil and his Boy – that Tom realizes the
fate of the Queen and indeed the entire country rests in his hands.
He could see it in the wicked glimmer in her eyes, in the half-turned corner of her mouth.
And it was so strong, so horrible that he shivered. She was evil.
“Wickedly funny.”
Daily Telegraph
“A hoot… Anthony Horowitz has created a scary and unmissable old hag.”
Daily Mail

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Be careful what you wish for…
Tad Spencer has everything a boy could want – incredibly rich parents, and a whole
summer ahead to enjoy however he pleases. Until one evening he makes the huge
mistake of wishing he was someone else.

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THE DIAMOND BROTHERS SERIES
Meet Tim Diamond, the world’s worst private detective, and his quick-thinking
wisecracking younger brother Nick!
“His first job was to find some rich lady’s pedigree Siamese cat. He managed to run it over
on the way to see her. The second job was a divorce case – which you may think is run-of-
the-mill until I tell you that the clients were perfectly happily married until he came
along… There hadn’t been a third case.”
Collect all 4 hilarious Diamond Brothers investigations!

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Titles by Anthony Horowitz
The Alex Rider series:
Stormbreaker
Point Blanc
Skeleton Key
Eagle Strike
Scorpia
Ark Angel
Snakehead
Crocodile Tears
Scorpia Rising
The Power of Five (Book One): Raven’s Gate
The Power of Five (Book Two): Evil Star
The Power of Five (Book Three): Nightrise
The Power of Five (Book Four): Necropolis
The Power of Five (Book Five): Oblivion
The Devil and His Boy
Granny
Groosham Grange
Return to Groosham Grange
The Switch
More Bloody Horowitz
The Diamond Brothers books:
The Falcon’s Malteser
Public Enemy Number Two
South by South East
Four of Diamonds

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of
the author’s imagination or, if real, used fictitiously. All statements, activities, stunts,
descriptions, information and material of any other kind contained herein are included for
entertainment purposes only and should not be relied on for accuracy or replicated as they
may result in injury.
First published 2013 by Walker Books Ltd
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Text © 2013 Stormbreaker Productions Ltd Cover design by Walker Books Ltd
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