It's just another day in the life of an average kid — if you are Alex Rider, that is.
A con artist has realized there is big money in charity: the bigger the disaster, the greater the donations. So that's what he will produce — the biggest disaster known to man, using genetically modified corn that can release a virus so potent it could knock out an entire country in a single windy day. But Alex Rider will face whatever it takes: gunfire, explosions, and hand-to-hand combat with mercenaries to bring down his most dangerous adversary yet.