A thrilling adventure * The Lady *
It's quite simply one of the best teen spy thrillers I've ever read. Don't miss it -- Sarah Webb * Irish Independent *
An amazing, exciting story . . . will leave you breathless with excitement * First News *
Better written and plotted and possess more moral intelligence than Ian Fleming's original -- Amanda Craig * The Times Children's Book of the Week *
Action, adventure, intrigue and assassination * TBK *
A bone-hard, fast paced and nastily inventive novel - two parts James Bond thrills to three parts Jason Bourne chills * The Herald *
Suspense and narrative drive -- Nicolette Jones * Children's Book of the Week, Sunday Times Culture *
Gripping -- Victoria Hislop * Metro, On my Ereader *
Thrilling * The Times *
What makes Horrowitz so absorbing is his pared-down style and his gift for empathy -- Amanda Craig * The Times, Children's Book of the Week *
A thrilling adventure * Dumferline Press *
Horrowitz is at his thrilling, wry-humorous, inventive best * Jewish Chronicle *
Credited with inspiring a generation of boys to read, and rightly so * The Sun *
Cunning plot devices, a narrative momentum that underpins the air of suspense . . . a finely executed novel * The Lady *
Anthony Horrowitz's best novel yet . . . tautly written, well plotted and continually engaging * Books for Keeps *
The Spy Thriller: The prequel all Alex Rider fans have been waiting for. When he's given the name of his next target, a contract killer looks back on his journey from ordinary schoolboy to hired assassin. The name of his target? A fourteen-year-old spy named Alex Rider... * TheSchoolRun.com *
Quite simply one of the best teen spy thrillers I've ever read. -- Sarah Webb * Irish Independent *
Russian Roulette is an out and out winner that grips readers from the start. -- Emma Lee-Porter * Sunday Express *
Well-written and fast-paced...Anthony Horowitz delvers every time. A sure hit for Christmas. * Sunday Independent *
The perfect present for Alex Rider fans and for all young readers who love thrilling action adventure stories. * ImagineFX *
Master storyteller Horowitz is on top form with an exciting portrait of how an ordinary schoolboy is turned into a deadly hired assassin . . . packed with twists, turns and suspense . . . the latest novel is dark but is an excellent introduction to the series * Young Post / SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST *
A guaranteed summer reading smash hit * The Bookseller *