Anthony Horowitz: Skeleton Key

By MARGIE THOMSON

Alex Rider, reluctant 14-year-old superspy, a kid-James Bond, is back (Stormbreaker, Point Blanc), once again caught between MI6 and some dastardly, stop-at-nothing villains, this time, a Chinese triad gang and a coldly insane Russian general with plans to rewrite history, and the future of the world is in Alex's hands ... A sophisticated thriller for teens with relentless pace and deft characterisation, it somehow manages to be even better than the first two.

Walker

$16.95