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Alex Rider, a teenage MI6 superspy, is stunned by revelations about his father’s death. Seeking answers, he travels to Italy and successfully infiltrates the glamorous world of Claudia Rothman, a society hostess and key member of the international criminal organization Scorpia. During his covert operation, Alex learns that his father was murdered by MI6 in a plot orchestrated by the Head of Special Operations, Mrs. Jones. Confronted with this betrayal, Alex must decide whether to continue serving the British security services or to turn against them and join Scorpia for revenge.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Adventure Fiction/Action Adventure
Authors: Anthony Horowitz
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