The Eternity Code (Artemis Fowl, #3)

by Eoin Colfer

Artemis pinched the bridge of his nose. “You’re right, of course. I am the mastermind here. Thinking is my responsibility, not yours.” Holly squinted suspiciously. “Was that an insult, Mud Boy?” Mulch spat the chicken bone into a nearby bin. “I have to tell you, Arty, a screwup this early in the proceedings doesn’t exactly fill me with confidence. I hope you’re as clever as you keep telling everyone you are.” “I never tell anybody exactly how clever I am. They would be too scared. Very well, we will have to risk the hazel iris-cam. With any luck, Spiro might not notice. If he does, I can invent some excuse.” Holly placed the camera on the tip of her finger, sliding the lens under Artemis’s lid. “It’s your decision, Artemis,” she said. “I just hope you haven’t met your match in Jon Spiro.”