Have you ever wanted to be a twin? Or maybe you've had the strange experience of meeting someone who looked so much like you that people have gotten you confused. This is part of the adventure that awaits Alex Rider in the second of his series of books, Point Blank, by Anthony Horowitz.
Almost immediately after finishing his first mission as a fourteen-year-old spy for the British Intelligence Agency, M16, Alex Rider is back on the job. He claims he didn't miss the work so much, but keeping what happened a secret was proving to be quite difficult.
This time he is sent undercover to a select school for boys high in the mountains of France. But before he leaves, he must spend some time with the family to which he is supposed to belong. There he meets Fiona Friend, a beautiful girl who knows it.
She is supposed to be his sister, and she reluctantly allows him to accompany her and her rich boyfriend and other male friends on a little hunting trip in the country. Alex soon realized, to his horror, that they intend to shoot him, and they do not seem to care at all if they are true to their aim. They are in the country, deep in the woods, and nobody would find him, and nobody would care.
His previous special training, plus his quick thinking, pay off and save his life, but he is on his guard around Fiona from that moment forward. Just before he leaves to go on his mission, he gives Fiona a shocking goodbye present that she will never forget.
Once in Paris, he stays overnight at a hotel and has dinner with Mrs. Stellenbosch, an enormous bull of a woman, with rippling muscles. She questions him about his history of poor behavior, including being expelled from school. Alex must be very careful to lie by sticking to the facts he had to study about his new identity.
Point Blanc Academy is a school for boys who have caused trouble at home. Their very rich parents have sent them there to be corrected. Alex meets the other handful of boys and begins to notice strange things, like the fact that they are so well behaved, and that there are only two teachers, but armed guards around practically every corner.
Soon Alex discovers the horrible truth about the school and its nefarious mission. The action is non-stop, just like in the first book of the series, and the characters are again memorable and creepy.
Lovers of thrillers and action will devour this book. There is no need to have read the first book, but once you read this one, you'll want to read that too, I'm sure. This is especially good for boys and reluctant readers, because the action and suspense draws you in easily. Point Blank, by Anthony Horowitz is another highly recommended read.
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