Mystery, action, adventure. Read the origin story of James Bond, how he has to juggle school and an ever-deepening mystery that leads him into dangerous waters. Also available as an eBook.
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For fans of mystery, spies and high-stakes, this list will help you get over your post- Anthony Horowitz blues. Listed are readalikes for Stormbreaker, Skeleton Key and the like, featuring tense action, suave secret agents and gripping plot twists. Want to read an action movie in your head? Then read ahead. This list is loosely ordered from ‘light’ to ‘gritty’ reads. A Christchurch City Libraries’ list.
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- Riddles, adventure, and a chase around the world. Orphans Amy and Dan are launched into a race to uncover clues which will lead them to a family fortune... or their doom. Also available as an eBook & eAudiobook.
- Historical, action, mystery. Michael and his family are spies in Nazi Germany. Can he infiltrate Hitler Youth, prove his 'loyalty' and also live with himself to do what is right? Prepare for nail-biting close calls, dramatic chases and dark…
- Spies, clues, danger. As the title suggests, this is a historical mystery of how Bertie, a young lad working as an air-raid messenger, became a spy. With a strong nod to Sherlock Holmes, you follow along as Bertie and his friends discover a coded…
- Mystery, plot twists, unique. Artemis Fowl is many things: millionaire, a boy genius, evil. But when he kidnaps a fairy and holds her ransom, he quickly finds he's bitten off more than he can chew. A bit of fantasy and scifi, but a lot of fun, this…
- Dark, mysterious, witty. Join Stephany and Skulduggery Pleasant (a 400 year old skeleton detective) as they race to uncover an ancient mythical device that could bring about the end of the world. Also available as an eBook & eAudiobook.
- Fast-paced, dark, survival. Max and several other teens and children have been experimented on their whole lives, but now they are on the run - or is it flight - from a shady organisation. This series features dynamic characters, heart-pounding…
- All Danny wants is to become a soldier - but he's been blacklisted because of his grandfather. But Danny knows something they don't, and as he investigates his grandfather's disappearance he quickly finds himself in danger. This book is fast-paced,…
- Mystery, investigation, action-packed. Liam, Sal and Maddy have been pulled out of different points of time moments before their deaths and have been recruited to become time-travel investigators. Living in a time-loop, their job is to discover who…
- Dark, action-packed, featuring secret agents. In the CHERUB program, teens are trained to be super spies. Join James as he is launched into training for do-or-die situations, and undertakes a mission to save hundreds of lives. Also available as a…
- A case of mistaken identity gone terribly wrong. Fero has a doppleganger, and unfortunately he is a secret agent. Before he can do anything to stop it, he is recruited to save his country. With next to no training, no plan, and little time, what…
- Brilliantly exciting! Things are simply not the way they were before for Sam Temple. From one moment to the next everyone over the age of 15 disappears from town, those remaining are developing superpowers, and there's an invisible barrier…
- Mystery, detectives. murder. Stevie is your not-so-average crime buff. Wanting to become a true detective, she enrols into a prestigious Academy with a mysterious cold case. But as her investigations lead her and others into deadly danger, and with…
- Enjoy a bit of a laugh in amongst action and mystery? The Eyre Affair is a novel-focused time-travel romp featuring Thursday Next, a detective who will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of crimes against literacy. Expect plot-twists, evil…
- If you want more from Anthony Horowitz than just Alex Rider, there's more! Troubled teen Matt is given a chance to redeem himself in his new foster, but something is deeply, deeply wrong with the place. But who will believe him? Stormbreaker meets…
- A Bond novel by Anthony Horowitz! Set just before 'Casino Royale', agent 007 has been killed. James Bond is assigned to take his place, and to investigate his murder. High-stakes gambling and casinos abound in this action-packed tale which provides…
- Detectives, murder-mysteries, fast-paced. A classic manga series, Case Closed follows a teen boy genius who has been shrunk down by a mysterious elixir. Join him as he works together (and against) professional detectives, solving crimes in hopes of…
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