Run, Spy, Run!

by Craig Simpson

A British secret agent is photographing top secret German files when he is unexpectedly interrupted, and the alarm is raised. What follows is a desperate battle for survival as Jaques is pursued, hiding where he can and not able to trust anyone. He must find a path out of Occupied France to get the camera and film into British hands, nothing else - not even his own life - matters.

This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE, which produces a range of books to get children reading with confidence. EDGE - for books kids can't put down.

64 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 22, 2014

About the author

A writer of action thrillers and adventures, mostly WWII inspired by secret agents of the SOE. My first book, "Resistance" (2007) was short-listed for the Branford-Boase Award, and my highly-acclaimed award-winning Special Operations Series (4 titles) has been followed by various short-format illustrated EDGE titles for Franklin Watts (Hachette). I am currently working on a swashbuckling novel set during the Glorious Revolution of 1688.

Reviews

[Dean Cowan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jacques is a French resistance fighter, operating as a spy in Nazi-occupied France. The story starts with his very near capture by Nazi soldiers during an operation and his protection by other resistance members who guide him, under great peril to themselves across enemy lines with an injured RAF airman, Tommy.

With powerful illustrations by Marc Olivent, this is a truly exciting, graphic novel, suitable for fans of the magazine "Commando", evocative of the period in which both the writing and illustrations capture. Although written for so-called "reluctant" readers, anyone who loves the War Story genre can enjoy this short novel.

[Glenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

An enjoyable story... Helps explain how pilots and spy escaped through Spain during WW2...