The Killing, Robert Muchamore

What can I say… it’s a cherub series book!

The books rock. Meet James Adams, a kid spy who can do just about anything. If you think this is a copy of spy kids or Alex Rider series, forget it. Firstly, there are 500 + cherubs, and secondly, no one knows they’re there.

 

The killing:

When a former cherub, Millie, asks for cherub’s help, they send James and Dave.

James: well built, math machine

                                                Dave:  hunk, girl magnet.

 

Here’s the story:

Leon is a crook into selling stolen cars. It doesn’t get him much and the bar he built (king of Russia) is falling into ruins. So when he suddenly completely renovates the bar and builds another one (queen of Russia), you’re wondering where he got the money to pull off a stunt like that. That’s what Millie’s thinking…

So that’s where cherub comes in: they try to get the information out of Leon’s kids. But suddenly, they realize they’re going to have to cast their net much wider then just Leon’s family if they hope to find out what happened.

A policeman gone bad, a rich crook (who isn’t supposed to be rich) and his family, a confused policewoman, two kids and a love girl… that can’t be good…

 

Unfortunately – just when you were heading off to the book stores with your wallet in hand, there is a let down: bad language. And not just a bit of it. The book, thanks to its… pretty complete descriptions, may not be for younger readers, as stated on the back of it. Trust the author, (Robert Muchamore) to know his way around ‘take out the baddies’ writing, having been a police investigator before having written the series. And, judging from the writing, he could be well into romance stories… (if you  don’t like that, the series isn’t for you either.)  But to make it up, these kids go to the bathroom (unlike many stories, believe it or not), there’s love life, and tons and tons of action. What book could be better than that? 

 

8/10 for laughs, action, and a plot thickening with every page – the perfect teen story.