This is the eight book in a series about a boy named Alex Rider who repeatedly finds himself involved with MI6. In this book, Alex agrees to investigate a man working at a genetic engineering lab. While he is there, he sees that there is a structure entirely devoted to poisons. He also learns that the wealthy founder of a charity known as First Aid, Desmond McCain, is working closely with the scientist. After reporting his findings to MI6, Alex is kidnapped and taken to Kenya, where he finds out that Desmond McCain is plotting to create a disaster in order to get funds for his charity, which he then will keep instead of putting them towards helping with the disaster. After escaping death, Alex must stop the disaster from happening by halting the spread of a substance that will activate a poison grown into much of the wheat in Kenya and a few surrounding countries.
I really enjoyed this book because I enjoy adventures and Anthony Horowitz is a good adventure writer. This book is just as good as or better than the other books of the series. It was a real page-turner because it was full of suspense and I finished it in one day, as I do often with books I really like. I like Alex’s character because he is only 14 but he is clever and good at getting things done, like escaping, hiding, and sneaking around, and sometimes his insolence makes me laugh. I also like the fact that he always has the good fortune to be able to escape death, whether it is by his own means or with the help of others. On the Teen Reading Scale, I would have to say that this book is mind-blowingly amazing and I would definitely recommend the whole series to those who like adventures.
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