"Fans of Alex Rider will quickly become hooked on this too. Like most readers I breathed a sigh of relief when I'd followed their adventures up to the last page". First News "with so much action and adventure, you'll absorb the real history without even realising" TbK mag
About the Author
Johnny O'Brien was born in Edinburgh and studied history at Cambridge University. He got the idea for THE JACK CHRISTIE ADVENTURES when he came across his grandfather's medals from World War I. His debut and first book in the series, DAY OF THE ASSASSINS was longlisted for the 2010 Branford Boase Award and for the Book Trust's Booked Up 2010 programme. It was also shortlisted for the Children's Quills, a new award for historical fiction for children administered through the Historical Association. Johnny lives in Surrey, England, with his family.