This book is called Alex Rider: Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz. It was first copyrighted in 2003. The book genre for this would be action fiction, and this book is the third issue of the Alex Rider series. This book is about a fourteen year old boy who becomes a MI6 agent for the UK. In this particular issue, however, he is conducting his work without the help of MI6. In this book, Alex is on vacation, and someone is killed. After researching and investigating the scene Alex learns that the culprit is an international superstar, named Damian Cray. Alex learns about Cray's evil plans, called Eagle Strike, which is were Cray hijacks Air Force 1 and launches missiles from the plane. Alex eventually kills Cray, but a massive cliffhanger is revealed, where Alex learns more about his Dad. I think the theme of this book that people aren't always what they seem. One of the main characters of this book is a man named Damian Cray, who is a famous singer, but in the end turns out to be a killer. This book is told in the third person, but you are able to here Alex's thoughts. Alex is a young spy, who learns the truth about a superstar, and hearing his thoughts makes this more enjoyable. I think the intended audience of this book is for teenagers, as the story bases around a fourteen year old. I think that this book falls into the action fiction genre, as the book centers around a spy. The author keeps me interested in this book by having plot twists. For example, when Alex had stole the plans for Eagle Strike, I thought the book was over, but then Cray took Alex's friend hostage. The authors style is very action packed, and very descriptive. I think it is very effective for this book, as it keeps me with a clear visual of what is going on.
This book affected me in the way that I wanted more. I really wanted the book to continue, and luckily there are more books in the series. It made me think of people differently as in it made me think about what people are really like. This series brought up memories of a spy book I read as a very young child called Zack Powers. The book centered around a boy spy, just like Alex Rider.
I really enjoyed this book, and I thought the book was high quality. With all the plot twists and figurative language, I think it would be hard to make the argument that this was a bad quality. I would recommend this book for anyone 12 and up. For a 12 year old the book could be challenging, but it was a very good read.
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