Stormbreaker

Alex is an orphan. And at the beginning of Stormbreaker, he gets orphaned again when his uncle and guardian dies suddenly in an accident. But was it an accident? Alex soon discovers that his uncle was no mere bank manager, but he was a spy for M16, a top secret spy agency. Alex is recruited to take up where his uncle left off.
This story is completely silly and "borrows" a bit too much from Batman (Mr. Grin with scars on his cheeks... really?) and James Bond, but it's all in g...more Alex is an orphan. And at the beginning of Stormbreaker, he gets orphaned again when his uncle and guardian dies suddenly in an accident. But was it an accident? Alex soon discovers that his uncle was no mere bank manager, but he was instead a spy for M16, a top secret spy agency. With little time to mourn, Alex is quickly recruited to take over where his uncle left off. What starts out as gadget-filled games soon turns into a possibly fatal mission.

Appeals: James Bond-like spy story, chock full of gadgets and high-speed chases.

If you like the action-adventure tale of Stormbreaker, you might also enjoy the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson or The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians series) by Rick Riordan.

Horowitz, Anthony. Stormbreaker. 2000. 256 pages.