Overview
The phenomenally successful Jack Higgins teams up with Justin Richards for another sure fire bestseller for children. A mafia banker wants to defect and give evidence against his former bosses, and John Chance's boss Ardman is handling the exchange. But when the criminals realise they might be able to exert influence on Chance by getting at his children, Rich and Jade, the twins find themselves in the firing line. With a kidnapping in Venice and a shoot-out at a private school in England, this sequel to SURE FIRE will have both young and old Jack Higgins fans hooked.
Full Product Details
Author: Jack Higgins ,
Justin Richards
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: HarperCollins
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.311kg
ISBN: 9780007257324
ISBN 10: 0007257325
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 05 May 2008
Recommended Age: From 10 years
Audience:
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
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Children/juvenile
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Educational: Primary & Secondary
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
British twins Rich and Jade Chance have come to accept that their father works for British Intelligence, but they're not about to let him have all the adventures in the family. On their way to a vacation in Venice, John Chance completes a seemingly simple mission for his superiors by helping an accountant to super-crooks disappear into a new life. No mission is that easy, though. The accountant, code-named The Banker, turns up at the twins' private school back in England, and in short order the school is taken over by The Banker's former main client. Rich is kidnapped, and there seems to be a mole in John's department. Rich and Jade use their wits to solve the case and do away with the bad guys. This second entry in Higgins and Richards's British spy-teens series is just as much fun as the first (Sure Fire, 2007). These kids get by on ingenuity rather than with gadgets. There's no deep character development, and some moments stretch believability, but fans of the series or the genre will be satisfied and ask for more. (Thriller. 10-14) (Kirkus Reviews)
Author Information
Jack Higgins was a soldier and then a teacher before becoming a full-time writer. ‘The Eagle Has Landed’ turned him into an international bestselling author and his novels have since sold over 250 million copies and been translated into fifty-five languages. Many of them have also been made into successful films. Justin Richards is the writer behind the fictional Melody Malone and is an experienced writer of Doctor Who and other children's novels. Alexandra Elizabeth ""Alex"" Kingston is an English actress. She is most widely known for her roles as Dr. Elizabeth Corday on the NBC medical drama ER and as River Song (aka Melody Malone) in the the hit BBC TV series Doctor Who.
