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Saturday, 22 October 2016
South By South East by Anthony Horowitz (3rd of the diamond brother series)
Rating:****
A mysterious stanger offers Tim money for his old jacket. After a while they find him dead near a telephone booth.His last word was "South By South East" They go to the police and when they return back,neither the telephone booth, nor the stranger is there anymore. The police shouts at them for wasting police time.But, they had found a ticket in the tranger's jacket.
Who had shot him? Who was he working for? Read and find how they find out!
A mysterious stanger offers Tim money for his old jacket. After a while they find him dead near a telephone booth.His last word was "South By South East" They go to the police and when they return back,neither the telephone booth, nor the stranger is there anymore. The police shouts at them for wasting police time.But, they had found a ticket in the tranger's jacket.
Who had shot him? Who was he working for? Read and find how they find out!
The Falcon's Malteser by Anthony Horowitz (1st of Diamond Brother Series)
Rating:****
Vertically challenged Jonny Naples pays Tim Diamond 200 pounds to keep a package worth over 3 million pounds for 1 week. But he's making a huge mistake as Tim Diamond is the worst detective in the world. Next day Tim and his brother go to meet him, but he's dead and they get the blame. Nick, Tim's younger and smater brother works it out. Every person in the town is after them to get the package.
Read the book to find out how the little package is worth so much, even though it doesn't seem to!
Vertically challenged Jonny Naples pays Tim Diamond 200 pounds to keep a package worth over 3 million pounds for 1 week. But he's making a huge mistake as Tim Diamond is the worst detective in the world. Next day Tim and his brother go to meet him, but he's dead and they get the blame. Nick, Tim's younger and smater brother works it out. Every person in the town is after them to get the package.
Read the book to find out how the little package is worth so much, even though it doesn't seem to!
Granny by Anthony Horowitz
Ratings:***
Son of rich parents Joe Warden doesn't like his granny. He lives in a huge mansion called Thattlebee Hall.His rich parents hired a nanny for their son. The granny seems to hate him and have a nasty, cruel and a wicked plan to trouble him. She sends his parents on abroad and now they both are in the house, alone. But Joe, hopelessly saves himself in this process.
Read the book to know how!
Son of rich parents Joe Warden doesn't like his granny. He lives in a huge mansion called Thattlebee Hall.His rich parents hired a nanny for their son. The granny seems to hate him and have a nasty, cruel and a wicked plan to trouble him. She sends his parents on abroad and now they both are in the house, alone. But Joe, hopelessly saves himself in this process.
Read the book to know how!
Thursday, 15 September 2016
The Switch by Anthony Horowitz
Ratings:4.5/5
Be careful what you wish for..
For Tad Spencer,thirteen year old son of a wealthy businessman, he has everything he wants. He lives in a big house with maids, servants all around on his service. He can go anywhere he wants in his vacations. He has every luxury imaginable. He has all of it, until he makes a mistake, a huge one by wishing that he was someone else. This made him wake up as Bob Snarly in a filthy caravan, thin and shabby one year younger with cruel things around him. The funfair is a strange one with mysterious fortune tellers, criminals and strange things. Slowly the secret began to untangle and he realizes it will not be the same again...
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Russian Roulette by Anthony Horowitz
The prequel to Alex Rider Series.
Yasha Gregorovitch's parents worked in a fertilizer and pesticide factory. But after an incident, he becomes Yassen Gregorovich. He meets Scorpia and he becomes a killer, hesitant to kill at first, but later gets used to it. He meets Alex Rider's father John Rider who saves his life once. He oves him and never killed Alex Rider, even when he is supposed to.
What made Yasha, a 14 year old boy to Yassen, a grown up person who choses to be a killer? How did he meet Scorpia?How had John Rider saved Yassen's life?
Read this book and find out about Yassen's past!
Yasha Gregorovitch's parents worked in a fertilizer and pesticide factory. But after an incident, he becomes Yassen Gregorovich. He meets Scorpia and he becomes a killer, hesitant to kill at first, but later gets used to it. He meets Alex Rider's father John Rider who saves his life once. He oves him and never killed Alex Rider, even when he is supposed to.
What made Yasha, a 14 year old boy to Yassen, a grown up person who choses to be a killer? How did he meet Scorpia?How had John Rider saved Yassen's life?
Read this book and find out about Yassen's past!
The most deadliest of all: Scorpia Rising by Anthony Horowitz
Alex Rider had failed Scorpia's missions twice. This time, Scorpia takes revenge. The Scorpia is paid $40 million for returning the Elgin Marbles back to Greece. They have also decided to have Julius Grief, the clone of Hugo Grief who now has the same face as Alex by a plastic surgery(in Point Blanc). They want to make Britain the enemy of the world. This is Alex's deadliest mission, in fact, his last mission.Will he live? Or will he die? Can he save Britain from the claws of Scorpia?Read this book to find this out!
Alex Rider: Crocodile Tears by Anthony Horowitz
Rating:4.5/5
"You cannot defeat your enemies until you know who they are."
Alex goes to Scotland with Sabina Pleasure and her dad in a New Year Eve's party hosted by a rich businessman Desmond McCain, founder of charity First Aid. But as Alex, Sabina, and her father drive home, a sniper shoots the tire of their car, causing them to lose control and crash into a loch. Alex, Sabina, and her father barely escape from the vehicle.
When Alex returns to England, a journalist named Harry Bulman gets to know about Alex's MI6 activities and wants to publicise them. Alex seeks help from the MI6, who in return send him on a mission during the school trip for knowing more information about the GM plants research facility named Greenfields.
What does he find out? What does he save the world from? Is he successful this time too?
Read the book to find out!
"You cannot defeat your enemies until you know who they are."
Alex goes to Scotland with Sabina Pleasure and her dad in a New Year Eve's party hosted by a rich businessman Desmond McCain, founder of charity First Aid. But as Alex, Sabina, and her father drive home, a sniper shoots the tire of their car, causing them to lose control and crash into a loch. Alex, Sabina, and her father barely escape from the vehicle.
When Alex returns to England, a journalist named Harry Bulman gets to know about Alex's MI6 activities and wants to publicise them. Alex seeks help from the MI6, who in return send him on a mission during the school trip for knowing more information about the GM plants research facility named Greenfields.
What does he find out? What does he save the world from? Is he successful this time too?
Read the book to find out!
Monday, 8 August 2016
6th in the Alex Rider Series: Ark Angel by Anthony Horowitz
Rating:4.5/5
"Sometimes it's the tiniest things that can mean difference between life and death"
Alex Rider is shot in his arm by Scorpia. He is in hospital and is recovering. Four masked men enter the hospital to kidnap Paul Drevin, son of Russian billionaire Nikolei Drevin, who is financing a space hotel called "Ark Angel". By the act of saving his son from being kidnapped, Nikolei Drevin invites him to stay with his child Paul Drevin. But, Alex Rider discovers that Nikolei Drevin is cruel. Alex Rider is sent by the CIA the second time to spy on Drevin. There is someone else there sent by CIA too.
Can Alex save the world again? Will the other agent be killed?
Read and find out!
"Sometimes it's the tiniest things that can mean difference between life and death"
Alex Rider is shot in his arm by Scorpia. He is in hospital and is recovering. Four masked men enter the hospital to kidnap Paul Drevin, son of Russian billionaire Nikolei Drevin, who is financing a space hotel called "Ark Angel". By the act of saving his son from being kidnapped, Nikolei Drevin invites him to stay with his child Paul Drevin. But, Alex Rider discovers that Nikolei Drevin is cruel. Alex Rider is sent by the CIA the second time to spy on Drevin. There is someone else there sent by CIA too.
Can Alex save the world again? Will the other agent be killed?
Read and find out!
Best of the Alex Rider Series: Scorpia by Anthony Horowitz
Rating:5/5 This is my favourite in the Alex Rider Series.
The letters SCORPIA stands for "Sabotage Corruption, Intelligence and Assassination"
Alex Rider tries to find the criminal organisation "Scorpia" to find the truth about his father. Luckily, he is on a school trip to Venice, the place where Scorpia is present. He joins that organisation and goes back to Britain to kill Mrs. Jones to take revenge.
Does Mrs. Jones survive the attack by Alex Rider? Does he decide to stay in Scorpia forever?
Read this book to find out the truth about Scorpia and Alex's father.
The letters SCORPIA stands for "Sabotage Corruption, Intelligence and Assassination"
Alex Rider tries to find the criminal organisation "Scorpia" to find the truth about his father. Luckily, he is on a school trip to Venice, the place where Scorpia is present. He joins that organisation and goes back to Britain to kill Mrs. Jones to take revenge.
Does Mrs. Jones survive the attack by Alex Rider? Does he decide to stay in Scorpia forever?
Read this book to find out the truth about Scorpia and Alex's father.
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