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City Spies: Forbidden City

City Spies: Forbidden City

Published in
2022
4.45
on Goodreads (4,575)

Description

In the third installment of the New York Times bestselling series by Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the City Spies, a group of young spies, embark on a new international adventure. After exposing a mole within their organization, they are tasked with preventing the sinister Umbra from recruiting a North Korean nuclear physicist. The spies use their unique skills to track the physicist's son in chess tournaments across Moscow and Beijing, while also investigating the ties between a British billionaire and an old Soviet missile threat. The mission includes a daring break-in, an undercover operation, and a desperate search and rescue on the streets of Beijing, making it their most dangerous mission yet.
Age
8-12
Text complexity
intermediate
Length
442 pages
Book in series
#3

Why to read

  • Fast-paced and thrilling plot
  • Diverse cast of characters
  • Educational insights into espionage and technology
  • Themes of friendship and teamwork