How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"Does it seem odd to you that we happened to find Irina Spasky out of ten million people in Paris?" (12.3)
Amy and Dan come from a family of manipulators. They should take an extra three seconds to think about how conspicuous Irina—a former KGB agent—is at this moment and realize it's a trap. Then again, Amy and Dan are 14- and 11-years old, so it doesn't take too much to pull one over on them.
Quote #8
Despite all the security, it still seemed like they'd gotten in and out pretty easily, and [Amy] wasn't sure why. (14.10)
Poor Amy and Dan are a little slow on the uptake. To be fair, they're just kids. But they're smart kids, and they're aware something strange is going on. Why don't they smarten up and stop falling into traps? Are you screaming at your book at this point?
Quote #9
"Maybe you'd like to know about the night [your parents] died?" (15.121)
This is some hardcore manipulation on the part of Uncle Alistair. He's trying to get Amy and Dan to do what he wants by telling them secrets about their parents' deaths. In case you weren't certain that he's a total jerk, this proves it. The only way he could go any lower would be if he killed them himself. Then again, we wouldn't put that past him.