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The Killing (CHERUB #4) Robert Muchamore · 2006 · ★ 4.4 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate When James is given the mission of digging up leads on Leon, a small-time crook with big money, James unravels a larger plot than expected with the only person who might know the truth being a deceased eighteen-year-old boy. Shares: Great Britain. MI5, Intelligence service, Spies, Teenagers

Divine Madness (CHERUB #5) Robert Muchamore · 2006 · ★ 4.5 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate A teenage special agent risks being brainwashed when he heads to the Outback to infiltrate a cult in this suspenseful CHERUB novel, featuring a striking new look!CHERUB agents are highly trained, extremely talented—and all under the age of seventeen. For official purposes, these agents do not exist. They are sent out on missions to spy on terrorists, hack into crucial documents, and gather intel… Shares: Great Britain. MI5, Undercover operations, Intelligence service, Spies

Meltdown Andy McNab · 2007 · ★ 4.0 · 287p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Fourth in a gripping, action-packed sequence of thrillers about Danny and Fergus Watts, from the bestselling author of Bravo Two Zero, Andy McNab, and Robert Rigby, veteran of many successful TV screenplays. Ideal for adventure-seeking readers.A lethal new drug with devastating side effects, known as Meltdown, is threatening to destabilize society. Dudley knows that the security services have to… Shares: Terrorism, Spies, Orphans, Great Britain

Choose Your Own Adventure - Beyond Escape! R. A. Montgomery · 1986 · ★ 4.0 · 118p · ≈ 3h · Moderate In the year 2041 you, the reader, are Chief of Operations for a peaceful country. Your two best agents are missing and an enemy spy has stolen your topsecret files. You decide what to do next. Shares: Spies, Spy Fiction, Adventure, Children's fiction

Secret Agents Four Donald J. Sobol · 1967 · ★ 3.9 · 141p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Several boys chase a suspicious man who turns out to be a spy, so the boys form society VACUUM which will aid a national organization of secret agents in apprehending other spies. Shares: Spies, Spy Fiction, Children's fiction

Stormbreaker Anthony Horowitz · 2000 · ★ 4.3 · 229p · ≈ 7h · Moderate They told him his uncle died in a car accident. Fourteen-year-old Alex knows that's a lie, and the bullet holes in his uncle's windshield confirm his suspicions. But nothing prepares him for the news that the uncle he always thought he knew was really a spy for MI6—Britain's top secret intelligence agency. Recruited to find his uncle's killers and complete his final mission, Alex suddenly finds… Shares: Terrorism, Spies, Orphans, Spy Fiction

Scorpia Rising Anthony Horowitz · 2011 · ★ 4.5 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate This is the ninth (and possibly the concluding) installment to the Alex Rider series. The book was released in March, 2011. Notably, it portrays the ultimate destruction of the terrorist organization SCORPIA, the presence of which, as a main group of antagonists, was felt from the fourth through ninth installment of the series. Shares: Terrorism, Spies, Orphans, Spy Fiction

Snakehead Anthony Horowitz · 2007 · ★ 4.1 · 406p · ≈ 13h · Moderate What goes up must come down, and when we last saw Alex Rider, he was as up as can be—in outer space. When he crash lands off the coast of Australia, the Australian Secret Service recruits him to infiltrate one of the ruthless gangs operating across South East Asia. Known as snakeheads, the gangs smuggle drugs, weapons, and worst of all, people. Alex accepts the assignment, in part for the chance… Shares: Terrorism, Spies, Orphans, Spy Fiction

Cherub 10 The General Robert Muchamore · 2008 · ★ 4.3 · 354p · ≈ 11h · Moderate This book is actually The General, the 10th book of the CHERUB series. James Adams and his fellow Cherubs along with staff head out to Nebraska to participate in a war game. Shares: Spies, Teenagers, Spy Fiction, Adventure

Ark Angel Anthony Horowitz · 2005 · ★ 4.3 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The sniper's bullet nearly killed him. But Alex Rider managed to survive...just in time for more trouble to come his way. When kidnappers attempt to snatch a fellow patient from the exclusive hospital where Alex is recovering, he knows he has to stop him. But the boy he saves is no ordinary patient: He is the son of Nikolai Drevin, one of the richest men in the world. The eccentric billionaire… Shares: Terrorism, Spies, Orphans, Spy Fiction

Agente Secreto Zero Zero Kappa Elisabetta Dami · 2004 · ★ 4.3 · 122p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Enter the world of Geronimo Stilton, where another funny adventure is always right around the corner. Each book is a fast-paced adventure with lively art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love. My sister, Thea, is the mystery-loving rodent, not me! But somehow I found myself going undercover to get to the bottom of a case. Slimy Swiss balls -- I hardly knew where to start! Geronimo Stilton,… Shares: Undercover operations, Spies, Spy Fiction, Adventure

Sly Spy Marjorie Weinman Sharmat · 1990 · ★ 5.0 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate E.J. the spy tries to uncover a secret that Olivia is keeping for a client. Shares: Spies, Spy Fiction, Children's fiction

Russian Roulette - Alex Rider #10 Anthony Horowitz · 2013 · ★ 4.5 · 379p · ≈ 12h · Moderate sick follow me on insta thisusernamewastaken_ and ps4 UnknownUser_47 Shares: Spies, Orphans, Spy Fiction, Adventure

SilverFin (Young Bond #1) Charles Higson · 2005 · ★ 3.5 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Prequel to the adventures of James Bond, 007, introduces the young James when he is just starting boarding school in England and is about to become involved in his first adventure. Shares: Intelligence service, Spies, Spy Fiction, Children's fiction

Eagle Strike Anthony Horowitz · 2003 · ★ 4.1 · 329p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Sir Damian Cray is a philanthropist, peace activist, and the world's most famouspop star. But still it's not enough. He needs more if he is to save the world. Trouble is, only Alex Rider recognizes that it's the world that needs saving from Sir Damian Cray. Underneath the luster of glamour and fame lies a twisted mind, ready to sacrifice the world for his beliefs. But in the past, Alex has always… Shares: Spies, Orphans, Spy Fiction, Adventure

Point Blanc Anthony Horowitz · 2001 · ★ 4.1 · 291p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Investigations into the "accidental" deaths of two of the world's most powerful men have revealed just one link: both had a son attending Point Blanc Academy – an exclusive school for rebellious rich kids, run by the sinister Dr Grief and set high on an isolated mountain peak in the French Alps. Armed only with a false ID and a new collection of brilliantly disguised gadgets, Alex must infiltrate… Shares: Spies, Orphans, Spy Fiction, Adventure

Tic-Tac-Terror Leslie McFarlane · 1982 · ★ 3.5 · 204p · ≈ 6h · Moderate The two young detectives solve a mystery involving a top secret government agency and a world-famous spy who wishes to defect to America. Shares: Spies, Spy Fiction, Children's fiction

Forever begins tomorrow Bruce Coville · 1986 · ★ 4.1 · 213p · ≈ 7h · Moderate From Bruce Coville, the master of tween comic suspense, comes a tale of monsters, the bond between brothers, and saving the world.Jake's baby brother, LD, may be a monster (complete with fangs and fur!), but together with his best friend, Lily, Jake isn't going to let anything happen to that baby. Even if it turns out LD may be the key to saving the world—or destroying it. Soon Jake and Lily are… Shares: Spy Fiction, Adventure, Children's fiction

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