Forbidden City
- Authors: James Ponti
- Series: Book 3 in the City Spies series
- Genres: Children's Fiction
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- Rating: 4.8 based on 1,132 reviews
- Release Date: February 1, 2022
- Print length: 448 pages (Hardcover)
About the book
In this third “thrilling” (Kirkus Reviews) installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies help a fellow agent in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls.
After successfully dismantling a spy within their ranks, the City Spies are gearing up for their next assignment, utilizing their specialized skills to access restricted areas that adults can't breach. The notorious Umbra is on a mission to recruit a North Korean nuclear physicist by any means necessary, and the City Spies are keeping a close watch on his son by sending Paris to participate in the chess prodigy’s competitions in Moscow and Beijing.
Simultaneously, Sydney is working undercover as a junior reporter for a popular teenage lifestyle website, tailing the daughter of a wealthy British magnate as she accompanies the main act signed with her father's music label on tour. Their objective is to uncover the connection between the band and the billionaire amidst a recent threat originating from an old Soviet missile facility.
From audacious break-ins at affluent residences in London to perilous covert operations in Beijing, including a frantic search and rescue mission on the city streets, the City Spies have their hands full with their most treacherous assignment to date.
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