Horowitz, Anthony. Eagle Strike.(An Alex Rider Adventure). Penguin, Philomel phil·o·mel n. A nightingale. [Alteration (influenced by French philomèle) of Middle English phylomene, from Medieval Latin philom . 272p. c2003, 2004. 0-399-239-23070-0. $17.99. J This fast-paced James Bond-style action/ adventure tale begins with an assassination Assassination See also Murder. assassins Fanatical Moslem sect that smoked hashish and murdered Crusaders (11th—12th centuries). [Islamic Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 52] Brutus conspirator and assassin of Julius Caesar. [Br. in the Amazon jungle and then fast-forwards 15 years. Reluctant teenage spy Alex Rider is on holiday in the south of France South of France south n the South of France → le Sud de la France, le Midi with his girlfriend Sabrina and her parents when the house they have been staying in is blown up. Alex assumes that he is the target because he has spotted his archenemy arch·en·e·my n. 1. A principal enemy. 2. often Archenemy The Devil; Satan. Used with the. archenemy Noun pl -mies a chief enemy , a Russian killer, in town, but he learns that Sabrina's father, a journalist who has been working on a story about pop celebrity Damian Cray, was the intended victim. And so the game is on, as Alex sets out to discover what nefarious doings Cray has planned, and of course finds himself in one dangerous situation after another. Highlights include a stint as a matador matador In bullfighting, the principal performer, who works the capes and attempts to dispatch the bull with a sword thrust between the shoulder blades. Most of the techniques used by modern matadors were established in the 1910s by Juan Belmonte (b. 1894–d. , a chase on a bicycle (loaded with helpful spy gadgets) through Amsterdam, a perilous trip through a real-life version of Cray's deadly new computer game, and a fight to the death aboard Air Force One. Will Cray succeed in launching nuclear missiles? Only Alex and Sabrina stand in his way. Alex, with his quick mind, spy training, and repertoire of martial arts moves, is unfailingly heroic, and as with his previous outings (Stormbreaker, Point Blank, and Skeleton Key) this entertaining thriller is sure to be popular. It moves at a breakneck break·neck adj. 1. Dangerously fast: a breakneck pace. 2. Likely to cause an accident: a breakneck curve. pace and will engage even reluctant readers. Can the movie be far behind? Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT |
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