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First published in the United States of America by Philomel Books, a division of Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 2003

Published in Great Britain by Walker Books Ltd, London

Published by Speak, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2004, 2006

Copyright © Anthony Horowitz, 2002

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THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HAS CATALOGED THE PHILOMEL EDITION AS FOLLOWS :

Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-
Skeleton Key / Anthony Horowitz.—1st American ed.
p. cm. “An Alex Rider adventure.”

Summary: Reluctant teenage spy Alex Rider, on a routine mission at the Wimbledon tennis championships, gets caught up in Chinese gangs, illegal nuclear weapons, and the suspect plans of his Russian host, General Sarov.

[1. Spies—Fiction. 2. Tennis—Fiction. 3. Terrorism—Fiction.
4. Orphans—Fiction. 5. England—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.H7875 Sk 2003 [Fic]—dc21 2002013507

ISBN: 1-101-15824-7

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