Blackout

Jimmy Coates #7

by Joe Craig

Jimmy Coates seems like an ordinary boy, but he’s not. He’s genetically engineered to grow into the perfect government assassin. Speed, strength and deadly instinct - it’s all in the blood. He has to fight not to kill, while his government fights to kill him.

Jimmy Coates can trust only one person to keep the country from falling into chaos—the man he was first sent to kill. But he is nowhere to be found. And the British government will stop at nothing to prevent the opposition from winning the upcoming election. With the help of his friend Eva, who is working deep undercover at NJ7, Jimmy must steer his country in the fight against the dictatorship.

Genres: Young Adult, Action, Thriller, Espionage, Mystery, Science Fiction

333 pages, Paperback

First published June 6, 2013

About the author

Award-winning author Joe Craig writes novels and movies. Thanks to his bestselling Jimmy Coates thrillers he is now considered "one of the best spy kids authors... outstanding at both writing and plotting" (The Times, London) alongside Anthony Horowitz, Charlie Higson and Robert Muchamore.

He lives in London with his wife (broadcaster & adventurer Mary-Ann Ochota), his dog (Harpo the labradonkey) and his dwarf crocodile (Professor Sven).
www.joecraig.co.uk
@joecraiguk

Reviews

[Julia Phillips · Rating 4 out of 5]

With this latest in the Jimmy Coates series, Joe Craig pushes the boundaries and takes the reader on a whirlwind ride. We learn more about Jimmy and his developing abilities, gain some and lose some of the secondary characters, and delve deeply into the twisted politics of the world.

The pace is fast with some great action sequences, but not at the expense of a soundly plotted storyline. The development of the plot is one of the key strengths of the book; it is very well handled and the revelations enhance the story line brilliantly. At times intense but never less than gripping, this is a fantastic book for all ages, not just the YA category.

[Rick Stuckwisch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this series, and so glad to be able to continue the story. Now that we've finished book 7, we're back to waiting for the next -- the final -- installment. Very imaginative, exciting, and riveting. Obvious "boy appeal," a junior James Bond spy thriller with plenty of action, but the girls have been enjoying it, too. Good stuff. Unfortunately, hard to find in the U.S. Purchased this volume from Amazon U.K., which proved to be pricier than I had expected, because the shipping was much higher than the standard shipping costs with regular (U.S.) Amazon.com.

[Karen King · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good to have Jimmy back, it's been a long wait. Now having to wait again to find out what's next. Lovely edge of the seat stuff from the gifted Joe Craig.

[HB · Rating 1 out of 5]

★1/2

[Sara Vaughan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great

It is a very y good last book for the jimmy Coates series. But leaves you on a cliff hanger. This why I gave it 4 stars. Apart from this very well written.

[Flotarbox · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sehr gut. Mehr im ersten Teil. Bleibt gleich.

[Finn Nebendahl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tolles Buch!