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.

"Soon to be a major motion picture from the Walt Disney Studios"--Book jacket. 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.