Skeleton Key

Written by Anthony Horowitz

Narrated by Simon Prebble

Alex Rider of Point Blank is back in another hair-raising adventure. Although the 14-year-old undercover agent has escaped great dangers and has twice saved the world, he now faces his most deadly adversary yet on a tropical island off the coast of Cuba.

General Sarov was once an important leader in Communist Russia. Now in exile on Skeleton Key, he is full of bitterness for what his country has become. Sarov plans to put Russia in power again. And if the rest of the world won’t agree with his demands, he will detonate a nuclear bomb.
It’s up to Alex to stop this deadly tyrant or die trying.

Like a teenaged James Bond, Alex faces incredible foes and encounters spectacular adventures. Fast-moving and full of suspense, Skeleton Key will keep even the most reluctant reader glued to the headphones.

“Fasten your seatbelts.”—Kirkus Reviews

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: May 24, 2013
• ISBN: 9781470367107

Anthony Horowitz

ANTHONY HOROWITZ is the author of the US bestselling Magpie Murders and The Word is Murder, and one of the most prolific and successful writers in the English language; he may have committed more (fictional) murders than any other living author. His novel Trigger Mortis features original material from Ian Fleming. His most recent Sherlock Holmes novel, Moriarty, is a reader favorite; and his bestselling Alex Rider series for young adults has sold more than 19 million copies worldwide. As a TV screenwriter, he created both Midsomer Murders and the BAFTA-winning Foyle’s War on PBS. Horowitz regularly contributes to a wide variety of national newspapers and magazines, and in January 2014 was awarded an OBE.

Reviews for Skeleton Key

[johnd4 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

There is a ruler who is doing something big to do.. something that nobody knows about but him and Alex has to stop him.Action Packed!!

[john9kaleb · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

In Skeleton Alex Rider, a teen spy, stops communist from Russia from activating a nuclear war head. The organization Alex works for is currently the CIA and MI6. In the story there is General Sarov that wants to adopt him but Alex refuses and the general ends up killing himself. The general wanted to adopt Alex because the general had a son who got killed in Afghanistan. The general saw traits from his son in Alex. I recommend this book for people who like action and fictional horror. This series is really great to read. I like all of the books in the series.

[bballdlt23 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Skeleton key is probably the saddest of all the alex rider series. it is probably the most suspenseful of all them too. I gave this book 4 out of five stars because there are somethings that get left out that could have been helpful.

[ctmstila · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Skeleton Key is a part of a book series. The series tells about the adventures of a teen age spy named Alex Rider. In the book Alex finally thinks he’s done with his spy life. MI6, the people that have used Alex as a spy, needed him to “go on a vacation” with CIA agents. They promise him it will be easy just spending time in the sun. Alex soon finds out that the mission is a lot harder then he thought. Alex becomes a prisoner and a son on this mission to save the world. I enjoyed the book. The book is very action packed. Also the book has a very high climax. It starts off slow, interesting, but not very much action. The book gets more interesting and makes you hang on to the end of your seat more towards the end. I think Skelton Key wasn’t the best of the series but it was one of the better ones. The book was kind of an original because it was about someone trying to save the world. I would recommend this book and the rest of the series to someone.

[annmaryvincent · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is the third thrilling series of the Alex Rider series where MI6 agent Alex Rider is" sent on vacation" to Cuba with two CIA agents and finds out that his mission is much harder that just chilling in the sun. Alex Rider finds himself wondering what it would be like to have a father and finds himself the son of a person who wants to destroy the world and eliminate everyone who has a free life. Alex Rider has to save the world from a nuclear explosion which can kill millions of people.I would recommend this book to someone who enjoys a serious page turner and books filled with action and espionage.

[daves777_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Alex Rider is a 14 year old spy who works for MI6. He is sent to make a cover for two CIA spies. One is a man, one is a woman. One man would be suspicous. Two people could be a team. But a group of man,woman, and child? That's got to be family. They were sent to spy on a man named Sarov. He's knoen for having a nuclear bomb capable of destroying a whole state. sarov finds out that they are spies, and he kills the man and woman. But Alex stayed alive. Sarov had other plans for him. He wanted to adopt him. He had skills like his former son did, who already died in war.

[caro488 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

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[df1a_christier · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Alex Rider finally has a reason to smile: he is a ball boy at Wimbledon, tennis's most prestigious tournament, and is able to witness all the action from just a few feet away. That's because the British teen is investigating a break-in at the Millennium Building, where the players' changing rooms and lounges are located. He eventually discovers that a Chinese gang whose members are involved in a number of criminal activities has infiltrated the tournament and is drugging players competing in the event. After Alex knocks out one of its members and places his body in a refrigerator, the Chinese gang is out for revenge and will do whatever it takes to terminate Alex's life.

[mrsbakitch · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Fantastic book in the Alex Rider series.

[davidpwhelan_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is the second Alex Rider I've read and they have both been enjoyable spy thrillers involving a 14 year old boy. Teens and pre-teens will find these easy to get into and well-written. Horowitz doesn't pull punches - good guys and bad guys die in this one - but at the same time there are some clever, Bond-like tools and the boy spy is an intrepid character who you can really root for to succeed. I'm looking forward to reading more from this series.

[7x1library · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This Book is the 3rd book of the Alex Rider Series by Anthony Horowitz. Alex Rider is a teen agent from MI6. MI6 has sent one female, one male and one teen agents to spy on a person called Sarov who is a desperate man who has lost his son during war and wishes to eliminate everyone living in a free world. MI6 believes that he has a nuclear explosion planed for his country. By Nicholas

[lyricaltwin · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

After being in MI6 and being sent on two missions, Alex Rider has another action-packed adventure. Just as filled with gasps, adrenaline, and new twists, Skeleton Key is a great addition to the Alex Rider novels. i can't wait to read the next one!

[jrlibrary · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Alex once again is drawn into the service of MI6 to be loaned to the CIA. It appears that an arms dealer has sold something to a former Russian General on a Key off of Cuba and the CIA think it would be easier to get two agents on the Key pretending they are on vacation with their child. Hence Alex gets involved.

[yarmando_3 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Series still strong, with Alex posing as the son of CIA operatives to foil a nuclear threat.

[aimal_2 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The characters here were more believable simply because by now the author appears to have realized that having strong characters besides the protagonist does not weaken the protagonist in any way..

[carnick_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

very scary, packed with action

[Jesse Addams · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Love the series but the red scare propaganda is a bit heavy handed and outdated.