Public Enemy Number Two: A Diamond Brothers Mystery - Hardcover

Horowitz, Anthony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 039924154X ISBN 13: 9780399241543

Publisher: Philomel Books, 2004

Synopsis

From the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Alex Rider series. 

Framed for a jewel robbery, quick-thinking thirteen-year-old Nick Diamond finds himself sharing a prison cell with Johnny Powers, juvenile delinquent and Public Enemy Number One.  Suddenly, Nick is Public Enemy Number Two!  His only chance at breaking out of jail is his older—and much dimmer—brother Tim.  He's possibly the world's worst private detective, but Nick has no choice.

 

Can Nick break out of jail, defeat Ma Powers and her gang, recover a stolen vase from an underwater hideout, and defuse a ticking time-bomb all while keeping his older brother from wrecking everything?

The heat is on in this explosive Diamond Brother mystery!

About this title

About the Author:

Anthony Horowitz (anthonyhorowitz.com) is a world-renowned screenwriter for film and television, having received multiple awards. And he is, of course, the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Alex Rider novels, which have become bestsellers the world over, spawned a major motion picture, and a line of graphic novels. A master of the spy thriller, Anthony is the only writer authorized by both the Arthur Conan Doyle and Ian Fleming Estates to write original Sherlock Holmes and James Bond novels, respectively. Anthony lives with his wife in London, England; they are parents to two grown boys. Follow Anthony on Twitter @AnthonyHorowitz.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 5-8–In this second book in the series, 13-year-old Nick Diamond refuses to be enlisted in Chief Inspector Snape's plan to make him the undercover cellmate of the notorious Johnny Powers in order to worm out the name of the Fence, the 15-year-old's partner in crime. But when Nick is mysteriously caught with a famous jewel in his pocket during a class field trip and he is arrested, tried, and sent to Strangeday Hall for young offenders with great expediency, it becomes clear to him that the Scotland Yard inspector wouldn't take no for an answer. Nick soon finds himself fleeing prison with Johnny and sneaking around London's underground to save himself (and his hapless brother, Tim). Horowitz has a knack for puns and humor, and he successfully combines it with a nonstop action mystery that has everything from hydraulically controlled buses to secret caverns. A readable and exciting adventure.–Lynn Evarts, Sauk Prairie High School, Prairie du Sac, WI
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About this edition

• Publisher: Philomel Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 039924154X
• ISBN 13: 9780399241543
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 190