by Rick YanceySummary: Alfred Kropp, an overweight lug of a teenager with very little going for him, has just lost his mother and is forced to live with his uncle, who is really, really, not very smart. Uncle Farrell is a security guard at a corporation, and when he is offered $1 million to steal something from an office in the building, he can't refuse, and enlists Alfred's help, threatening to send him to foster care if he doesn't. Turns out that what they're stealing is Excalibur, the famous sword from the King Arthur legends, which gets them into a world of danger. Immediately Alfred draws the attention of an evil descendant of one of the Knights of the Round Table. He wants that sword, and he's willing to do anything, and I mean, ANYTHING, to get it.
My thoughts: This book reads like a movie, with lots of action, comedy, and dramatic (and sometimes violent) moments. It's an edge-of-your-seat, heart-pounding adventure! I love Alfred Kropp! The second book in the series is called The Seal of Solomon, and the third is The Thirteenth Skull.
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