Will Alex be able to uncover the dastardly plot?

As a lifelong resident of England, pretending to be American is tough for Alex.and things get even dicier when his 'parents' (the CIA agents) are killed. MI6 sends him on assignment with two members of the CIA, to check out criminal activity in Cuba on a place known as Skeleton Key. Synopsis: After thwarting Herod Sayle's evil plans and attending the bizarre school Point Blanc undercover, Alex Rider is ready to be done with MI6.but, when one of the agency's bigwigs invites him to Wimbledon to check out a possible threat, Alex ends up killing a Chinese gang member in a fight.which means Alex has to leave the country. While managing to foil the Chinese Triad gang Big Circle's attempt at match-fixing, Alex is targeted by the triad gang.Īfter a second attempt on his life is made while surfing on vacation with Sabina Pleasure, whom he befriended at Wimbledon, both MI6 and the CIA arrange to send Alex away for his own safety. MI6 Chief of Staff John Crawley approaches Alex at school and offers him tickets to Wimbledon where he goes undercover as a ball boy to investigate a break-in. Taking this as a threat, General Sarov switches off the runway lights when the plane is about to take off, causing them to fall into crocodile-infested waters. On the fictional island of Skeleton Key, off the coast of Cuba, three men meet and supply General Alexei Sarov with uranium and attempt to blackmail him into giving them a quarter of a million more dollars or they will go to the American authorities.

Skeleton Key (Alex Rider, #3), Anthony Horowitz

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