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by Anthony Horowitz · 2007

Book 7 of Alex Rider

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Genre

Thriller

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Ages

Young Adult

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Last checked: October 28, 2026

The Recruit
Robert Muchamore · Young adult

about 340 pages

Why: Both are spy books about orphans.
- Spy
- Orphans
What both books share
- spy
  Snakehead: "Spies" (OL subject); "Spy stories" (OL subject); "Spies, fiction" (OL subject); "Spies in fiction" (OL subject)
  The Recruit: "Spies" (OL subject); "Spies, fiction" (OL subject); "Spy stories" (OL subject); "spy fiction" (WD genre)
- orphans
  Snakehead: "Orphans" (OL subject); "Orphans, fiction" (OL subject); "Orphans -- Juvenile fiction." (LoC 650)
  The Recruit: "Orphans" (OL subject); "Orphans -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Snakehead; Open Library and Wikidata for The Recruit.
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Killing Floor Adult
Lee Child · 1997

about 500 pages

Why: Both are thriller books.
- Thriller
What both books share
- thriller
  Snakehead: "Thriller" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
  Killing Floor: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Snakehead; Open Library and Wikidata for Killing Floor.
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Dark Matter Adult
Blake Crouch · 2016

about 370 pages

Why: Both are thriller books.
- Thriller
What both books share
- thriller
  Snakehead: "Thriller" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
  Dark Matter: "Thrillers" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre); "Thrillers (Fiction)" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Snakehead; Open Library and Wikidata for Dark Matter.
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Book	Thriller	Orphans	Spy
The Recruit	not shared	shared	shared
Killing Floor	shared	not shared	not shared
Dark Matter	shared	not shared	not shared
The Silent Patient	shared	not shared	not shared
The Da Vinci Code	shared	not shared	not shared
Angels & Demons	shared	not shared	not shared
The Shadow of the Wind	shared	not shared	not shared
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	shared	not shared	not shared
Step on a Crack	shared	not shared	not shared
Darkly Dreaming Dexter	shared	not shared	not shared

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About Anthony Horowitz

Born: Born in London, United Kingdom, in 1955. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026. The sources differ. Each value is shown with where it came from.Born in 1955; Wikidata lists Stanmore, United Kingdom, as the place of birth. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Anthony Horowitz received the Macavity Award in 2018, for Magpie Murders. Source: Wikidata, citing mysteryreaders.org, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Anthony Horowitz was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2018. Source: Wikidata, citing rsliterature.org, checked November 6, 2026.

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