Alex Rider · BOOK 2 OF 13
Point Blanc
Spoiler-free summary
Alex infiltrates an Alpine finishing school for rebellious rich boys, where the pupils are returning home strangely transformed.
London and an isolated finishing school high in the French Alps. The pleasure lies in coercion and choice and loyalty, shaped by a numbered instalment with its own central conflict and a continuing series arc..
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Point Blank · United States
Can I start here?
Best read after Alex Rider 1; the central plot is approachable on its own, but continuing relationships and consequences carry forward.
What makes it different
The mountain school is one of the series' great closed worlds, and Dr Grief's plan remains gloriously, chillingly larger than life.
Setting
London and an isolated finishing school high in the French Alps.
Content guidance
Threat, violence, weapons, coercion and child endangerment; intensity varies by mission.
Title & retitling history
This guide uses Point Blanc. Known alternatives: Point Blank (United States).
Source-linked extras
Horowitz on the craft
Publisher-run series context, interviews and news. Only statements directly supported there are attributed to Horowitz.
Official Alex Rider site ↗Continuity
Point Blanc is volume 2 of 13 in Alex Rider. Its central adventure has a resolution, while relationships and consequences can continue into later volumes.
International editions
Published in the United States as Point Blank; this is a title variant rather than a different work.
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