Operation code-cracker

By John Townsend

Subjects: Mystery and detective stories, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Code and cipher stories

Description: Max is recruited to spy on his friend's uncle, a suspected terrorist with the deadly Silver Scorpion gang. But nothing is quite as it seems in this world of espionage, double-crosses, codes, kidnaps and car chases. Max is a genius at word puzzles - but can he solve the mystery of who to trust? And does the Silver Scorpion have far more than a sting in its tail?