The Young Bond Series, Book Three Double or Die (A James Bond Adventure) - Hardcover

Higson, Charlie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1423110986 ISBN 13: 9781423110989

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion, 2008

Synopsis

Kidnapping. Explosions. Murder. This is no ordinary weekend. But then, James Bond is no ordinary boy... In a north London cemetery, a professor is kidnapped at gunpoint. Then, a suspicious letter crammed with cryptic clues arrives at Eton. To decipher the deadly mystery, James Bond must take a series of dangerous gambles. Once the code is cracked, he has just forty-eight hours to save the professor from the dark forces that threaten to destroy them both. And if they can't escape, it's not only their future under threat. It's the rest of the world's...

About this title

About the Author:

Charlie Higson is an acclaimed comedy writer, producer, actor, and genuine Bond aficionado. He is the author of adult thrillers Full Whack and King of the Ants. He lives in London.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 7 Up—This installation in the series begins while James is attending Eton. The professor in charge of his roommate's crossword-puzzle club departs the school unexpectedly and leaves a cryptic letter to the boy explaining his absence. That strange note, combined with the clues from his last crossword contribution to the London Times, has the boys off on an adventure to solve the mystery and rescue Mr. Fairburn. They must decipher all manner of word clues, and the author does a good job of reviewing the last clue while moving on to the next so that readers don't get lost. James and his friends use their wits, but his agile athletic abilities also come in handy as they run after and away from the menacing bad guys. The plot is clever and well developed, and the boys and their actions are believable. An added bonus is the discussion of the medical oddities found at London's Royal College of Surgeons, which will be highly prized among teen boys for the gross-out factor. Students who cut their teeth on Donald J. Sobol's "Encyclopedia Brown" series (Delacorte) will love this more mature mystery, and will have fun trying to figure out the clues before Bond, James Bond.—Jake Pettit, Thompson Valley High School Library, Loveland, CO
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About this edition

• Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1423110986
• ISBN 13: 9781423110989
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 382