Skeleton Key by Anthony Horowitz (Alex Rider #3)

Alex Rider, like it or not, has gotten mixed up with the British MI6 and now finds himself one of their best weapons. While he just wants to be a normal fourteen year-old, the government has other plans. Over the summer, Alex is sent to the United States to act as cover for a pair of agents from the CIA. The Americans are looking into rumors about illegal activity on a Cuban island. Alex is just supposed to sit back and enjoy the sun while the agents do their work, but things take a sharp left turn as a plan is uncovered. A plan that involves a bomb and a plot to transform a country.

Like most Alex Rider books, the story was short, solid, and to the point. I'd like to keep the review the same. There was next to no character development in the story, but I enjoyed reading Skeleton Key anyways. There was plenty of action, and the plot had plenty of adventure and fast-paced chase or fight scenes. The villains were creative and morbidly fascinating. I was impressed by their intricate plot, which Horowitz obviously spent a good amount of time developing. This is a good action series for a quick, entertaining read. 4/5 stars.

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