Crocodile tears

Título
Crocodile tears

Anthony, Horowitz

Resumen
"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"--Amazon.com.

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2009-2010

Alex Rider adventures ;

8

Descripción física
388 p. ; 20 cm.

Término de la materia
Rider, Alex (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
 
Orphans -- Fiction.
 
Terrorism -- Fiction.
 
Spies -- Fiction.
 
Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction.

Género
Spy stories.
 
Adventure fiction.

Síntesis
"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"--Amazon.com.

ISBN
9780545341707
 
9780142417195

Información de publicación
New York : Scholastic 2010, c2009.


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