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.
| Biblioteca | Signatura topográfica | Tipo de material | Código de barras del documento | Estado |
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| Westbrook | F HOR | Book | 30197000140887 | Dystopian Fiction |