Alex Rider: Incident in Nice is a short story by British author Anthony Horowitz.
It was published in The Times newspaper on 9 November 2009. It is part of the Horowitz's Alex Rider series, featuring the teenage MI6 agent Alex Rider. The story is canon, the events occurring between the novels Point Blanc and Skeleton Key. This story gives details on an incident that happens to Alex during a vacation to France. A day at the beach with a little parasailing thrown in turns into a bit of a tight spot for our young spy.
In America the story is called "Quite A Ride" and is available from Amazon.
"Alex Rider: Quite a Ride" at Amazon.com [1]