"Soon to be a major motion picture from the Walt Disney Studios"--Front cover.
Includes an excerpt from the next book in the series, The eternity code and includes an excerpt from The Fowl twins.
Originally published in 2002.
Summary
In his second adventure, the youngest, brightest, and most dangerous criminal mastermind is at boarding school when he receives an urgent e-mail from Russia. It's from a man Artemis never thought he'd see again: his father, who has been kidnapped by the Russian mafia and pleads for Artemis's help.