Crocodile tears /
Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-
Crocodile tears / Anthony Horowitz. - 388 pages ; 20 cm. - Alex Rider adventures ; 08 . - Horowitz, Anthony, 1955- Alex Rider adventure ; 08. .
"First Scholastic printing, January 2011"--Title page verso. Originally published: New York : Philomel Books, 2009.
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 organizer, who realizes 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.
9780545341707 0545341701 9780142417195 014241719X
Rider, Alex (Fictitious character) --Juvenile fiction.
Charities--Juvenile fiction.
Spy stories.
Kenya--Juvenile fiction.
Spy fiction.
Juvenile works.
Adventure fiction.
Spy stories.
Spy fiction.
Novels.
PZ7.H7875 / Cr 2011
Crocodile tears / Anthony Horowitz. - 388 pages ; 20 cm. - Alex Rider adventures ; 08 . - Horowitz, Anthony, 1955- Alex Rider adventure ; 08. .
"First Scholastic printing, January 2011"--Title page verso. Originally published: New York : Philomel Books, 2009.
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 organizer, who realizes 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.
9780545341707 0545341701 9780142417195 014241719X
Rider, Alex (Fictitious character) --Juvenile fiction.
Charities--Juvenile fiction.
Spy stories.
Kenya--Juvenile fiction.
Spy fiction.
Juvenile works.
Adventure fiction.
Spy stories.
Spy fiction.
Novels.
PZ7.H7875 / Cr 2011