are about a 14-year-old boy becoming a  spy , a member of the British Secret Service 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