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Copyright © 2013 by Anthony Horowitz.

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Horowitz, Anthony, 1955–

Russian roulette / Anthony Horowitz. pages cm.—(Alex Rider ; 10)

Summary: Presented with an unexpected assignment, Alex Rider’s greatest nemesis, Yassen Gregorovich, recalls his life and the path that led him to become an assassin while his onetime friend, Alex’s uncle, became a spy. [1. Assassins—Fiction. 2. Adventure and adventurers—Fiction. 3. Orphans—Fiction. 4. Russia (Federation)—History—1991– —Fiction.] I. Title. PZ7.H7875Rus 2013 [Fic]—dc23

2013015810 d simultaneously in Canada.

ISBN 978-1-101-63859-0

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