Alex Rider Mission 4: Eagle Strike

Name: Alex Rider Mission 4: Eagle Strike
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

by Anthony Horowitz

Interest age: 9 to 13
Reading age: 11+

Published by Walker Books, 2015

Adventure
Classics
Thriller

About this book

Fourteen-year-old MI6 agent Alex Rider's fourth case plunges him into a desperate race to save the world... Another bestseller from the pen of the prolific Anthony Horowitz.

About the author

Anthony Horowitz is a screenwriter and children's novelist. Born in 1955 in North London, he was educated at Rugby School and York University, and published his first book, Enter Frederick K Bower, in 1978.

He created the television series Foyle's War, Murder in Mind, Midsomer Murders, Crime Traveller and Menace, and has written episodes for many more, including Agatha Christie's Poirot, Murder Most Horrid and Robin of Sherwood. He has also written a horror film, The Gathering, starring Christina Ricci.

His books for children include the Alex Rider series about the teenage secret agent. There are nine books in the series including Snakehead (2007), shortlisted for the 2008 Book Trust Teenage Prize. He has also written The Power of Five series, Diamond Brothers series of mystery stories and the Groosham Grange series.