Alex Rider #5: Scorpia

The Levi’s 501 of spydom. Imitators? Fail. Teen spy Alex Rider is the original and best of his kind. Now Alex is in Venice, looking for secrets buried in the past. Was his father really an assassin? If so, what does that make Alex? The trail leads Alex to a secret criminal agency, Scorpia – and the Italian home of Claudia Rothman, glamorous society hostess and criminal mastermind. Then Claudia drops a bomb on Alex: his father was murdered by MI6. What should he do now? Carry on working for MI6 – or join Scorpia and seek revenge?

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    Anthony Horowitz

    It’s 15 years since the first awesome Alex Rider adventure and they’re still the real deal, loved by millions worldwide.

    Awards

    Anthony’s awards include the Booksellers Association/Nielsen Author of the Year Award 2007, the Children’s Book of the Year for Ark Angel and the Red House Children’s Book Awards for Skeleton Key. In 2013 he was awarded an OBE for services to literature.

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