The Bad Spy's Guide

by Pete Johnson

My true identity...spells danger! Everyone thinks Tasha is a big joke because she is obsessed with spies. But when Henry, the new boy at school, accidentally mixes up his notebook with hers, Tasha has breathed her last ever bit of dull air. Henry tells her he is a teenage spy. And that he needs to use her room for surveillance on his latest targets. Tasha is just thrilled to discover that her neighbours are enemy agents. And her new life of spying, gadgets and sneaking around is really cool. But is Henry all he claims to be? Or could he be stretching the truth? Tasha's doubts grow...and then she receives an incredible shock ...

192 pages, Paperback

First published May 3, 2007

Reviews

[Simon Cian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tasha wants nothing else in this life than to become a spy so when she stumbles across a real life spy, albeit a really bad one, it seems too good to be true… All the tools of the trade are there but something isn’t quite right. Her best friend thinks she’s gone off the rails, again, but Tasha knows something exciting is going on!
Almost all the way through this book you know that there is going to be a twist, so when it hits it’s no surprise. But this really doesn’t matter, I would never have guessed the details and having the blanks filled in was enlightening. Although, I’m not sure that the surprise was quite up to the standard of Sherlock Holmes – as claimed in the narrative.
This is a fun book written from the perspective of a highly imaginative girl, it’s fairly fast paced and towards the end at least, a definite page turner. It made me want to look up sequels as Tasha was a well developed character who I’d imagine could have many an adventure.

[Itsshima · Rating 2 out of 5]

وای من از کلاس پنجم میخواستم عقرب رو بخونم و بالاخره از یکی از رفیقام قرض گرفتمش 😭😂
خوشحالم که خوندمش با اینکه چیز خاصی نبود(آره انتظاراتم زیادی بالا بودن) ولی واسه یه بچه 12 ساله خوبه نه من 😭(پیر شدم)

[Medha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting....

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Particularly liked the twist at the end! :-)