branch MI6. Currently, there are nine Alex Rider books: Stormbreaker  (2000),  Point Blanc  (2001),  Skeleton Key  (2002),  Eagle Strike  (2003),  Scorpia  (2004)  Ark Angel  (2005),  Snakehead (2007),  Crocodile Tears  (2009) and  Scorpia Rising  (2011). The seventh  Alex Rider  novel,  Snakehead , was released on 31 October 2007, [11]  and the eighth,