Crocodile tears
Titre
:
Crocodile tears
Anthony, Horowitz
Sommaire
:
"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.
Date de publication comme intervalle
:
2009-2010
Alex Rider adventures ;
8
Description matérielle
:
388 p. ; 20 cm.
Terme de vedette-matière
:
Rider, Alex (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Orphans -- Fiction.
Terrorism -- Fiction.
Spies -- Fiction.
Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Spy stories.
Adventure fiction.
Résumé
:
"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.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
:
9780545341707
9780142417195
Informations de publication
:
New York : Scholastic 2010, c2009.
| Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
|---|
| Westbrook | F HOR | Book | 30197000140887 | Dystopian Fiction |