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07/12/2013

  • Russian Roulette - Anthony Horowitz
  • Event name:Anthony Horowitz presents Russian Roulette
  • About this event: One of our most celebrated writers for both children and adults talks about the inspirations, passions and experiences behind writing some of his most loved books, including Russian Roulette, the newest book set in the world of Alex Rider. This is an exclusive event and the only time Anthony Horowitz will speak in public before Christmas. Alex Rider, too young to die? Yassen Gregorovich, too young to kill? Russian Roulette: The deadly prequel to the bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz. An international contract killer has been given his orders. His next target is a fourteen-year-old spy ... Alex Rider. The man's name is Yassen Gregorovich. He knows Alex well. The two of them share a secret from the past. As he considers his next mission, Yassen remembers the forces that turned him from an ordinary schoolboy into a hired assassin. What is it that makes someone choose to do evil? What would it take to make them kill? Anthony Horowitz has written for television, film and theatre and is the creator of the Diamond Brothers series, Alex Rider Books and the supernatural fantasy sequence, The Power of Five.
  • Date/Time:07/12/2013
  • Location: St James’ Theatre, London
  • Ticketed: Yes
  • Ticketing details: £10 ticket fee includes £3 book voucher on-the-day and exclusive goody bag with Exclusive Russian Roulette T-Shirt, temporary tattoo and postcard. Tickets available here: http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/displayDetailEvent.do?searchType=1&author=Anthony|Horowitz