Point Blanc
Overview
 
Point Blanc is the second book in the 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...

, written 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...

. The book was released in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 on September 3, 2001 and in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

 on April 15, 2002, under an alternate title, Point Blank.

In 2007, it was adapted into a graphic novel
Point Blanc: The Graphic Novel
Point Blanc: The Graphic Novel is a graphic novel written by Antony Johnston and illustrated by sisters Kanako Damerum and Yuzuru Takasaki....

, written by Antony Johnston
Antony Johnston
Antony Johnston is an award-winning British writer. He is known for the post apocalyptic comic series Wasteland, his graphic novel adaptations of Anthony Horowitz' Alex Rider novels, and his work with Alan Moore.-Career:...

, and illustrated by Kanako Damerum and Yuzuru Takasaki.
After getting into trouble with a drug dealer and the police, Alex Rider is assigned by MI6
Secret Intelligence Service
The Secret Intelligence Service is responsible for supplying the British Government with foreign intelligence. Alongside the internal Security Service , the Government Communications Headquarters and the Defence Intelligence , it operates under the formal direction of the Joint Intelligence...

 to investigate the deaths of billionaires, Michael J.
 
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