Skeleton Key is the third book in the Alex Rider Adventure Series, by Anthony Horowitz. The Alex Rider Series is about a boy who’s name is Alex Rider. He lives with his uncle Ian Rider. The thing Alex dosen’t know about his uncle is that he’s a spy. After one of his missions Ian get’s murdered by one of his enemies, Yassen. The company that Ian Rider worked for was called M16. Sincle Alex’s uncle is a spy, he told Alex that he was working for a bank. A day after his funeral M16 invites Alex to take the place of his uncle. At first he refuses,then he makes up his mind to join the agency.
His third mission was located on an island named Skeleton Key. A small part of the island is owned by a rich, Russian man. He used to be a general for the Russian Army. His name is General Sarov and his only wish is, that Russia will control over all the other countries in the world. To do this, he ordered a nuclear bomb. Alex Rider is going to investigate and will attempt to stop the nuclear bomb. In the end he was succsesful. If he hadn’t stopped the bomb, it would shatter the world into pieces.
