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by Anthony Horowitz (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd; paperback / softback edition (8 July 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0744590078
  • ISBN-13: 978-0744590074
  • Product Dimensions: 19.9 x 12.9 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 370,881 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Horowitz has become a writer who converts boys to reading." Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times * "Horowitz will grip you with suspense, daring and cheek - and that's just the first page!... Prepare for action scenes as fast as a movie." The Times on Point Blanc * "Done with enormous style, fun and suspense. Wannabe James Bonds will be completely hooked and eager for more." The Guardian on Point Blanc * "A hugely entertaining, fast-paced book which more than deserves five stars." www.cool-reads.co.uk on Point Blanc

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Done with enormous style, fun and suspense. Wannabe James Bonds will be completely hooked and eager for more.
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Skeleton Key, 24 July 2002
By Thomas Creese (Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire) - See all my reviews
I fully recommend Anthony Horowitz's new Alex Rider book, Skeleton Key. It is action-packed and reads just like watching an adventure film. This is a great sequel to 'Stormbreaker' and 'Point Blanc'. Anthony Horowitz makes me never want to put his books down because he is such a great author. This time, MI6 persuade Alex to find out who is trying to sabotage the Wimbledon tennis championships. Then a murderous Chinese triad gang try to kill him. He is forced to hide out at an island called Skeleton Key. General Sarov is an insane Russian who plans to change history with a nuclear bomb. Only Alex can stop him with some brilliantly disguised gadgets, such as a mobile phone that works underwater and has an aerial that shoots out a drugged needle when dialing '999'. Sarov's henchman, Conrad, doesn't making it easy for Alex. The teenage spy comes face to face with a great white shark, battles against a triad gang member on a jet ski, tries to blow up a classic motor yacht, and loads more... This is not as thrilling as the excellent 'Stormbreaker', but it is still one of the best books I've read.
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A series that gets better with each book, 13 Jun 2002
By A. Craig "Amanda Craig" (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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For parents of boys who've given up on books, the Alex Rider series is a godsend. Here the reluctant teenage spy foils a Triad betting scam while working undercover as ball-boy at WImbledon, out-manoeuvres an assassin on his surfboard at Cornwall and survives a shark attack and a killer cave that kills two adult CIA spies. Ultimately, he saves the world... The tension is wicked, and so are the great jokes. More, please!
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sparkly... very sparkly., 12 July 2002
Teen spy Alex Rider is more Harry Palmer than James Bond, a reluctant agent who just wants to get on with his life. But author Anthony Horowitz has other plans for him, pitting him against villains with delicious names like Herod Sayle and Dr Grief and forcing his fourteen year old hero - Buffy-like - to save the world more than once.

The pace of Alex Rider's third adventure 'Skeleton Key' is so compulsive that is almost impossible to put down. Thoroughly researched and extremely well-written, with evocative settings and great baddies, this is a brilliant adventure for kids aged 10 and up. And there are plenty of 'in-jokes' for us grown ups, too.

Plus, I like the book's cover. As Dustin Hoffman says in Rain Man: 'Sparkly... very sparkly.' I want sparkles on MY next book!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Skeleton Key
I bought this book, along with its brother book, Point Blanc, for my 2 grandsons at Christmas (aged 9 and 8). Read more
Published 17 days ago by K. Clayden

4.0 out of 5 stars Great suspence!!!
I really found the book intersesting and full of suspense and exicitment. Though at times where you thought there was gonna be loads of suspence it let u down a bit. Read more
Published 4 months ago

5.0 out of 5 stars Great reading esp for children around 9-11 who like "action"
This is based on how my son has found the Alex Rider series. He is not an avid reader by any means, but certainly these action spy books have definitely appealed to him and he... Read more
Published 4 months ago by G. Harding

5.0 out of 5 stars Skeleton key
I read to my grandson, this book kept him (and I) enthralled with it's rapid action, detailed but not boring descriptions of places and buildings which help to set the scene. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. L. W. James

5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT
this book is amazing theres loads and loads of different mini adventures leading up to 1 final amazing ending even though i read the series in a strange order i still managed to... Read more
Published 6 months ago by A. Poole

5.0 out of 5 stars Great series, fast story
This is a great story, again Anthony Horowitz has us on the egde of our seats.
The story has a very similair theme to the Young James bond book Hurricane Gold. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Sid Lynch

2.0 out of 5 stars Worst of the series
It is worth reading only to keep up with the story when reading the series.
The plot is thin and the new characters andespecially the main villian sargeant guy are just... Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2008 by K. Hewitson

4.0 out of 5 stars A GOOD BOOK YET IT IS SLIGHTLY UNREALISTIC AT TIMES
I have enjoyed all the books in the alex rider series and i like this book very much. I find the humor fuuny and unlike some of the sences in some of the cherub books it is... Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2007 by R. Harrison

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book!
I am going to tell you about an action packed book about a boy called Alex Rider who works for MI5 and he wants to be a normal boy. Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2007 by Mrs. G. Garside

4.0 out of 5 stars Much more satisfying than the previous books (minor spoilers within)
General Sarov is a very credible villain with an interesting motivation - the break up of the USSR, the death of his son at the hands of a sniper - you do believe that this is a... Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2007 by quippe

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