Snake Head

401 Pages·2009·3.95 MB·English

by  Anthony Horowitz

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-
Snakehead / Anthony Horowitz. - 1st American ed. p. cm.
Summary: While working with the Australian Secret Service on a dangerous mission,
teenaged spy Alex Rider uncovers information about his parents.
[1. Spies-Fiction. 2. Orphans-Fiction. 3. Adventure and adventurers-Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.H7875Sn 2007 [Fic]-dc22 2007020505
ISBN: 1-4295-7113-6
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C O N T E N T S
1 DOWN TO EARTH 1
2 “DEATH IS NOT THE END” 7
3 VISA PROBLEMS 24
4 NO PICNIC 37
5 ON THE ROCKS 56
6 CITY OF ANGELS? 73
7 FATHER AND SON 86
8 FIRST CONTACT 100
9 ONCE BITTEN . . . 121
10 WAT HO 135
11 ARMED AND DANGEROUS 151
12 THE SILENT STREETS 167
13 UNWIN TOYS 196
14 THE LIBERIAN STAR 220
15 HIDE-AND-SEEK 238
16 MADE IN BRITAIN 263
17 SPARE PARTS 285
18 DEAD OF NIGHT 300
19 WHITE WATER 313
20 BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED 327
21 ATTACK FORCE 338
22 DRAGON NINE 349
23 DINNER FOR THREE 375
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