First Part

The introductions Anthony Horowitz makes in his Alex Rider books sometimes have no sense until later in the book, when someone reveals the full story and then it makes sense. In this book, Crocodile Tears, the introduction (first chapter) is abou a man called Ravi Chandra, he was hindu and works at a nuclear power plant in Jowanda, three miles north from Chennai. He worked as the plant operator and was hired by unknown people to put a bomb in the reactor core and make it blow. He was told that when he planted the bomb he would have a ten minute delay to escape and when the plant was destroyed he would be given a fair amount of money to make his wife and sons happy. But it was all a lie, the bomb blew out immediatly and he was killed with everyone inside the plant. Luckily he had his family evacuated before it all happened, but what Ravi just made was a second Chenobryl disaster. When the chapter is over the story about Alex Rider comes in.

He was in Sweden with his friend, Sabina Pleasure and her parents; Edward and Liz Pleasure. It was New Year´s Eve, and they were invited to a party at Kilmore Castle, near Loch Arkaig. When they were leaving, Liz Pleasure decided she will stay home because she felt sick, so only Alex, Sabina and Edward went to the pary. While they were on their way, Alex talked a bit with Edward Pleasure about the party´s host, Desmond McCain, an exprofesional boxer who wad fallen and risen suspiciously but seemed to be a good guy. When they arrived at Kilmore Castle their car was checked and they proceeded, when they were inside they were inspected and kept on. Then they all split, Alex went to the casino area, even though he was too young. In there he was invited by McCain to join the poker game in which he won 25,000 and decided to give it to charity, since that day he made enemies with McCain. Then when was walking out he found Sabina and together they looked for Edward and left, when they were leaving it was almost 12:00. When they were driving, in a second everything seemed calm until Edward lost the control of the car and headed towards Loch Arkaig and they crashed. They all blacked out as they sank, when Alex woke up the car was in the bottom and Sabina was criying but Edward was still fained. So, Alex got Edward´s cane and broke the windo because the door wouldnt open and Sabina swam out while Alex took care of taking Edward out. After that, a small van passed through the lake´s shore and picked them up taking them to the hospital.