Eagle Strike: An Alex Rider Adventure

Anthony Horowitz. Philomel Books, $17.99 (256pp) ISBN 978-0-399-23979-3

Philanthropic pop-star or utter madman? Anthony Horowitz's latest, Eagle Strike: An Alex Rider Adventure finds the teen spy tracking another arch-villain across Europe in an action-packed follow-up to Stormbreaker, Point Blank and Skeleton Key. PW wrote of the debut book, ""Readers will cheer for the 14-year-old hero of this spy thriller and stay tuned for his next assignment.""

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