01777cam a2200313 4500 428125040 TxAuBib 20200617120000.0 100408s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010278179 9780399250569 0399250565 TxAuBib Horowitz, Anthony. Crocodile Tears [BOOK] / Anthony Horowitz. New York, N.Y. : Philomel Books, 2009. 388 p. ; 22 cm. Alex Rider adventures ; 8 "Targeted by a hitman and under threat of his past being exposed by the media, Alex reluctantly turns to MI6. But their help doesn't come cheap: they need Alex to spy on the activities at a GM crop plant. There he spots Desmond McCain, a high profile charity organiser, who realises that Alex is on to him and the real plans for the money he's raising. Kidnapped and whisked off to Africa, Alex learns the full horror of McCain's plot: to create an epic disaster that will kill millions. Forced to ask MI6 for protection, Alex finds himself being manipulated in a deadly game that could lead to the destruction of an entire East African country"--Amazon.com. 20200617. Rider, Alex (Fictitious character) Juvenile fiction. Charities Juvenile fiction. Spy stories. Adventure stories. Kenya Juvenile fiction. Alex Rider adventures ; 8. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2010278179-b.html Contributor biographical information https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2010278179-d.html Publisher description