This book is the 7th book in the explosive Alex Rider series. In this book, Alex Rider, the only 14 year old British spy goes around the world chasing a criminal organization called the Snakeheads. The Snakeheads are one of the world's deadliest criminal organizations. MI6, the British intellegence (spy) service and ASIS the Austrailian Intellegence Service have to team up against them to stop them from causing worldwide terror.Alex has another person from ASIS working with him. The man's name was Ash. He was a friend of his dead parents,and is an austrailian spy. This book starts in London, then goes to Beijing, then goes to Jakarta then goes on a cruise ship. Alex is hidden in a packing case on the ship. He breaks free and wreaks havoc against the snakeheads. Alex then battles the crew on the cruise ship who are carrying a bomb, the bomb explodes, and Alex jumps off the ship, killing everyone including their leader Winston Yu.
If you are someone who likes a dangerous, explosive, action-packed book you absolutely MUST read this series. Read to find out which side Ash really is on.(if you guess snakeheads you are wrong)
