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In the second book in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, teenage spy Alex is sent by MI6 to infiltrate the exclusive Point Blanc Academy. But the academy hides a deadly secret. Can Alex alert the world to the truth before it's too late?
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Alex Rider is back with another dose of escapist spy fiction for the MG set. It's fun, but disposable. It's the audiobook equivalent of NCIS, an entertaining way to spend some time, but that's about it. I liked what Horowitz did with his character and I appreciated the growth in Alex.
This time, Alex is sent to an exclusive private school in the guise of a child of a rich and powerful man. Two similar fathers, from different parts of the world, with sons at this school, had recently been assassinated and M16 wants to get to the bottom of it.
Prebble did a fine job with the narration, I hope he continues.
This was clever and pretty exciting, I hope the series continues in this vein—I can absolutely see why my son tore through them (and re-read them, probably the only things he re-read). I'll be back for more (just wish I'd made myself do this back when he was reading them).
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13 primary books25 released booksAlex Rider is a 27-book series with 13 primary works first released in 1999 with contributions by Anthony Horowitz and Emil Fortune.