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Alex Rider · Book 3

Skeleton Key

by Anthony Horowitz
Published
8 July 2002
Pages
327
ISBN-13
9781406358810
Type
novel
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About this book

Skeleton Key is the Alex Rider series' third entry, a novel by Anthony Horowitz, published in July 2002, at 327 pages. In the reading order it follows Point Blanc and precedes Eagle Strike.

Key facts about Skeleton Key

Anthony Horowitz wrote Skeleton Key, a novel on our list. It has been out since 8 July 2002. The book has 327 pages.

We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781406358810 to find the main one.

Skeleton Key is book 3 of 14 in the Alex Rider series. The series has 14 published books. However, the series starts with Stormbreaker (2000). Nightshade Revenge is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 16 January 2024.

Additionally, Anthony Horowitz writes The Diamond Brothers, Groosham Grange and The Power of Five, plus 3 more series. Those series sit on our mystery, middle-grade fantasy and thriller shelves. Meanwhile, A Deadly Episode is the latest published Anthony Horowitz book on file, from 23 April 2026.

About Anthony Horowitz

Anthony Horowitz is a British author and screenwriter known for an unusually wide range spanning children's spy fiction, literary crime pastiche, and prestige television. See every Anthony Horowitz book in order.

Its place in Alex Rider

Skeleton Key is book 3 in the Alex Rider series. It follows Point Blanc. It is followed by Eagle Strike. See the full Alex Rider reading order.

Fourteen-year-old Alex Rider's uncle Ian raised him alone and, Alex discovers after Ian's sudden death, secretly worked for MI6 -- and the agency wants Alex, trained without his knowledge his entire childhood, to finish his uncle's last mission. From Stormbreaker onward, Alex is repeatedly blackmailed and coerced into deniable teenage espionage: infiltrating a billionaire's private school, a cloning facility, a Caribbean crime syndicate, and increasingly personal confrontations with the organization SCORPIA, all…

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