- Juvenile Fiction, Fiction, Children's fiction, Spies, fiction
They told him his uncle died in a car accident. Fourteen-year-old Alex knows that's a lie, and the bullet holes in his uncle's windshield confirm his suspicions. But nothing prepares him for the news that the uncle he always thought he knew was really a spy for MI6—Britain's top secret intelligence agency. Recruited to find his uncle's killers and complete his final mission, Alex suddenly finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse.
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Classical in form, contemporary, unpretentious and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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- Author
- Anthony Horowitz
- First published
- 2000
- Pages
- 234
- Publisher
- Longman, WALKER BOOKS, Listening Library (Audio)
- Editions
- 51
- Language
- Portuguese, English, German, French
- ISBN
- 9780142401651
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“WHEN THE DOORBELL rings at three in the morning, it's never good news.”
Anthony Horowitz is one of the most prolific and successful writers working in the UK – and is unique for working across so many media. Anthony is a born polymath; juggling writing books, TV series, films, plays and journalism. Anthony has written over 40 books including the bestselling teen spy series Alex Rider, which he adapted into a movie that was released worldwide in 2006. The Alex Rider series is estimated to have sold 19 million copies worldwide. His highly anticipated novel, Oblivion, the epic conclusion to the Power of Five series, was published in October 2012. Anthony is also an acclaimed writer for adults and was commissioned by the Conan Doyle Estate and Orion Books to write t
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