A Secret Life

by Laura Peyton Roberts

Book Overview

It's Sydney Bristow's first missionin Paris. Her first alias. Her first real enemy. Her first real crush. And her first big mistake. There are a lot of firsts for Sydney. But no second chances. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 055349399X
• ISBN13: 9780553493993
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Bantam Books for Young Readers
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

Sydney's first case

It's a beautiful day in the southern part of claifornia. Sydney was hanging out with her friend Francie when Sydeny's new pager goes off. Her job with the SD-6 needed her for her first assignment in paris. She goves undercover as a wife of a wealthy man. They go to one of Paris's famous houses to see if it's connected to the Russian Spy group known as the K-Directorate a russian crime ring. Syndey finds an excuse to explore the house so she could leave camera's and bugging devices behind so her parnter and her can see if there's any evidence in the house which would connect the russian spy group to the illegal firearms. Syd's partner was Hicks a handsome and attractive agent. Syd thought this would be easy but things get more difficult then they appear and soon noah and sydney and Noah are over their heads. Can Syd and Noah make it out alive.

Best Alias Book Ever!!!

This is the best Alias book I have ever read, it has all the great properties that drew me into the Alias franchise, such as action,social events, relationships and doulble crossings. All and all this book is the book for all Alias fans and I have read all of them!

The Girl from CIA

I love it, I love it, I love it. Not since my Man from UNCLE days as a kid in the 1960s have I enjoyed buying latest print tie-in to my favorite spy show. Back then, I bought up the Ace Paperbacks the day they hit the drugstore bookstands. These days, I feed my Alias fix, especially during the rerun season, with these books. They're obviously written for the teenaged girl (although why that should be so is beyond me--this is an adult show!), but I won't fault the books for that. Not exactly prize-winning thrillers a la John Le Carre or Robert Ludlum, but this is great entertainment nonetheless. If you're an Alias fan, you owe it to yourself to collect these books. If notthing else, like the Ace Paperbacks UNCLE tie-ins of long ago, these will be collectibles when the show is long gone ...

Short But Great!

I am a big Alias fan, but I am not a youth, so I wasn't sure I'd like these books. But it turns out they are great reading, although too brief! The first book was very good at establishing everything, but I enjoyed this book even better. Primarily I think, because last year my husband & I traveled to Paris, and the descriptions of Paris in this book brought me right back! The writer accurately conveyed what a first-time visitor to The City of Lights feels, and also captures Sydney's personality at the same time. As I read these books the only strange thing is the "prequel" aspect - meaning that we already know how things turn out for many of these characters. During the first book and a little in this one, I kept thinking about Francie's recent sad demise on the show, and of course also of Noah Hicks' end last season. But for true fans of the show, no matter what your age, these books are a must-read! My only suggestion would be not to make the type so large and instead make the stories LONGER!

Wheee! This makes up for the ALIAS rerun this week!

A great book. It's the story of Sydney's first "official" mission- because undercover concerts with sleazy Cubans don't count. Guess who her partner is- Noah Hicks! This book makes him sound relatively hot, not the No!Augh assassin he really is. Sydney and Noah go to Paris for a "simple" reconaissance mission- but nothing is as simple as it seems. They have great aliases- wealthy young people! Nothing like that, huh? And Sydney gets to try on pretty clothes! Sydney conquers her fear of deep swimming, which stems from "Laura Bristow's accident". And the first safe house visit! Let me get my scrapbook! Sydney finds herself falling in love with Noah, and almost tricks Francie! My God, Sydney at a frat party! That must be some dorm salad bar! Not really, read the book! (Techno beats of doom...) Does Sydney make it out alive? Well, DUH. She does have a whole series to get through. Does she fall in love with Noah? Well, DUH again! They meet again in season 1, episode 18, and Noah meets his timely demise in episode 19. Oh well. The book makes him seem more appealing than he really is.