A grittier Alex Rider with a gutsy, delinquent, female at its core. Fifteen-year-old Piper Black is acting out - she's a brilliant pickpocket who has never been caught. Until now. When the judge rules she either be sentenced to two years in juvenile detention or become a student at the Secret Intelligent Service's Spy Academy, Piper chooses the latter, learning about her family's secrets along the way.
3 parts