Death Run (Rich and Jade Series #2)

by Jack Higgins, Justin Richards

Overview

The action-packed companion to Sure Fire from New York Times bestselling author Jack Higgins!

Twins Rich and Jade Chance are on vacation with their father, master spy John Chance-or so they think. The British government actually sent their father to keep tabs on a Swiss banker who is trying to escape from the Tiger, a ruthless criminal. But the banker is captured and taken to a remote Scottish castle-along with Rich! Now it's up to Jade and her father to rescue them. Will they be able to stop the Tiger before Rich's time runs out?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780142414750
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	09/03/2009
Series:	Rich and Jade Series , #2
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	891,312
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	12 Years

About the Author

Jack Higgins lives on Jersey in the Channel Islands.
Justin Richards lives in England.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 6-9

This second in a series about twins who assist their British spy dad seems ridiculous on the face of it. However, if readers can get past the first chapter, they will be sucked in and taken on a roller-coaster ride until the somewhat fantastical ending. Jade and Rich Chance are on holiday in Venice when they must tie up the mystery of who has been following them around the city since their father helped a Swiss accountant escape from his mob employers. Back in England, their adventures continue. International crime rings, kidnapping, money laundering, a mysterious crime lord, and a remote Scottish castle all play a part in the nonstop action. The brothers must help their father figure out who the crime boss is and rescue their new math teacher before huge sums of money are lost. Amazingly, the crime syndicate always seems to be one step ahead of them. Some willing suspension of disbelief is necessary, and the protagonists seem a little younger and less gutsy than Alex Rider, but teens who are enjoying Anthony Horowitz's and Ally Carter's books will get a kick out of Jade and Rich as well.-Robin Henry, Griffin Middle School, Frisco, TX

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School Library Journal

British twins Rich and Jade Chance have come to accept that their father works for British Intelligence, but they're not about to let him have all the adventures in the family. On their way to a vacation in Venice, John Chance completes a seemingly simple mission for his superiors by helping an accountant to super-crooks disappear into a new life. No mission is that easy, though. The accountant, code-named "The Banker," turns up at the twins' private school back in England, and in short order the school is taken over by The Banker's former main client. Rich is kidnapped, and there seems to be a mole in John's department. Rich and Jade use their wits to solve the case and do away with the bad guys. This second entry in Higgins and Richards's British spy-teens series is just as much fun as the first (Sure Fire, 2007). These kids get by on ingenuity rather than with gadgets. There's no deep character development, and some moments stretch believability, but fans of the series or the genre will be satisfied and ask for more. (Thriller. 10-14)\

Kirkus Reviews