Snakehead
What goes up must come down, and when we last saw Alex Rider, he was as up as can be-in outer space. When he crash lands off the coast of Australia, the Australian Secret Service recruits him to infiltrate one of the ruthless gangs operating across South East Asia. Known as 'snakeheads', the gangs smuggle drugs, weapons, and worst of all, people. Alex accepts the assignment, in part for the chance to work with his godfather and learn more about his parents. What he uncovers, however, is a secret that will make this his darkest and most dangerous mission yet...and that his old nemesis, Scorpia, is anything but out of his life.
From the slums of Bangkok to the Australian Outback to the middle of the Timor Sea, Snakehead is Alex Rider's most action-packed adventure yet.
About the Alex Rider Series
Books in series order
- 1.Stormbreaker(2000)
- 2.Point Blanc(2001)
- 3.Skeleton Key(2002)
- 4.Eagle Strike(2003)
- 5.Scorpia(2004)
- 6.Ark Angel(2005)
- 7.Snakehead(2007)
- 8.Crocodile Tears(2009)
- 9.Scorpia Rising(2011)
- 10.Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin(2014)
- 11.Never Say Die(2017)
- 12.Nightshade(2020)
- 13.Nightshade Revenge(2023)
- +Gadgets(2005)
- +Secret Weapon: Seven Untold Adventures From the Life of a Teenaged Spy(2019)
- +The Mission Files(2004)
Reading age: 11+ years
This series should be read in order.
Alex Rider is a series of spy novels about a 14-year-old spy named Alex Rider. Raised by his uncle, Ian Rider, Alex travelled widely throughout the UK, Europe and the Americas, learning special skills such as rock climbing, scuba diving, and foreign languages. His unique set of skills and aptitude for languages made him uniquely placed to work as a spy, and he's recruited by Britain's MI6 to help them with unique missions. Inspired by the James Bond character - but about a much cooler young spy!
Note: Books in this series are also available as graphic novels.