Chapter 1, Funeral Voices, and Chapter 2, Heaven for Cars Summary

Stormbreaker is the first novel in the Alex Rider series. Written by British television and film writer Anthony Horowitz, the Alex Rider series is highly popular and this novel was made into a movie in 2006.

In Chapter 1, Alex wakes in the middle of the night to the sound of knocking on the door. Alex overhears the police telling Alex's housekeeper and good friend, Jack Starbright, that his uncle, Ian, has been killed in a car accident. Ian has been Alex's guardian since he was an infant after his parents died. For this reason Alex immediately begins to worry about his future. Alex wants to look in his uncle's office for his will, but Jack encourages him to wait until after the funeral.

The funeral is planned by Mr. Crawley...