Trailer Thursday - Crocodile Tears

The UK edition of Crocodile Tears by Anthony Horowitz is published today by Walker Books Ltd.

Alex Rider's eighth adventure and the most action-packed yet… Targeted by a hitman and under threat of his past being exposed by the media, Alex reluctantly turns to MI6. But their help doesn't come cheap: they need Alex to spy on the activities at a GM crop plant. There he spots Desmond McCain, a high profile charity organiser, who realises that Alex is on to him and the real plans for the money he's raising. Kidnapped and whisked off to Africa, Alex learns the full horror of McCain's plot: to create an epic disaster that will kill millions. Forced to ask MI6 for protection, Alex finds himself being manipulated in a deadly game that could lead to the destruction of an entire East African country.

In the trailer below, Anthony Horowitz introduces Crocodile Tears (and shows us his cool study):

Giveaway of Crocodile Tears (US only)

Courtesy of Penguin USA, I have 1 copy of the new Alex Rider novel, Crocodile Tears by Anthony Horowitz, to giveaway.

The giveaway is open to US residents only and will close on 9 November.

To enter, please email me: karen at eurocrime.co.uk, with the subject line Crocodile.
One entry per person please.
After the closing date I will contact the lucky winner for their postal address.
All emails will be deleted once the winner's address has been supplied.



Synopsis: It's just another day in the life of an average kid. If you're Alex Rider, that is. A con artist has realized there is big money in charity-- the bigger the disaster, the greater the money flow! So that is what he will produce: the biggest disaster known to man, all thanks to genetically modified wheat that can release a virus so potent it can knock out an entire country in one windy day. But Alex Rider will face whatever it takes--gunfire, explosions, hand-to-hand combat with mercenaries-- to bring down his most dangerous adversary yet.

Good News for Alex Rider fans

The new Alex Rider book will be published earlier than expected. From today's Bookseller:

Walker Books has brought forward publication of a new Alex Rider novel, Crocodile Tears, to this autumn after author Anthony Horowitz delivered the manuscript earlier than expected.

The last Alex Rider title, Snakehead, was published in 2007 and achieved £2m of sales in hardback and paperback (figs from Nielsen BookScan TCM). The eighth Alex Rider novel will now publish on 12th November.

Read the whole article here.