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A review by labraden
Crocodile Tears by Anthony Horowitz
3.0
On a trip to Scotland to celebrate New Year's Eve with Sabina Pleasure and her parents, she and Alex are almost killed in a car accident. When Alex gets home and back to school, MI6 asks him to infiltrate the office of Leonard Straik while on a science field trip to a genetic research facility called Greenfields. While there, Alex stumbles on a plot involving Straik and Desmond McCain, who he met in Scotland. Alex barely escapes Greenfields to get the information he gathered to MI6, but his connection to them leaves him vulnerable to the very people that he was trying to expose.
Crocodile Tears is another action packed adventure featuring Alex and his amazing skills as a 14 year old spy. In this installment, we do see that Alex does have friends, and he is trying to have a normal life, but even if he doesn't seek out trouble, it seems to find him. We continue to hear about the psychological toll that these missions are having on him, but most of the damage seems to be physical. The bad guy in this story has his eye on money and power as with many of the villains in these stories. Overall, Crocodile Tears tells a plausible story with a satisfying conclusion. 3 1/2 stars
Crocodile Tears is another action packed adventure featuring Alex and his amazing skills as a 14 year old spy. In this installment, we do see that Alex does have friends, and he is trying to have a normal life, but even if he doesn't seek out trouble, it seems to find him. We continue to hear about the psychological toll that these missions are having on him, but most of the damage seems to be physical. The bad guy in this story has his eye on money and power as with many of the villains in these stories. Overall, Crocodile Tears tells a plausible story with a satisfying conclusion. 3 1/2 stars