Alex Rider: Incident in Nice is a short story by British

United Kingdom

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 author Anthony Horowitz

Anthony Horowitz

Anthony Craig Horowitz is an English novelist and screenwriter. He has written many children's novels, including The Power of Five, Alex Rider and The Diamond Brothers series and has written over fifty books. He has also written extensively for television, adapting many of Agatha Christie's...

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It was published in The Times

The Times

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newspaper on 9 November 2009. It is part of the Horowitz's Alex Rider series

Alex Rider

Alex Rider is a series of spy novels by British author Anthony Horowitz about a 14-15 year old spy named Alex Rider. The series is aimed primarily at young adults. Nine novels have been published to date, as well as three graphic novels, three short stories and a supplementary book...

, featuring the teenage MI6 agent Alex Rider

Alex Rider (character)

Alex Rider is a fictional character, and the protagonist and title character of the popular Alex Rider novel series by British author Anthony Horowitz...

. The story is canon

Canon (fiction)

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, the events occurring between the novels Point Blanc

Point Blanc

Point Blanc is the second book in the Alex Rider series, written by British author Anthony Horowitz...

and Skeleton Key

Skeleton Key (novel)

Skeleton Key is the Third book in the Alex Rider series written by British author Anthony Horowitz. The book was released in the United Kingdom on July 8, 2002 and in the United States on April 28, 2003.-Plot:...

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This story gives details on an incident that happens to Alex during a vacation to France. A day at the beach with a little parasailing thrown in turns into a bit of a tight spot for our young spy.

In America the story is called "Quite A Ride" and is available from Amazon.

External links

• Alex Rider: Incident in Nice at The Times Online

"Alex Rider: Quite a Ride" at Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003NX7BY4