Forbidden City
Forbidden City by James Ponti is the third installment in a series published by Simon and Schuster in February 2022. This 448-page book is written in English and continues the adventures of a young group of spies as they tackle a new international mission. The story follows the City Spies as they utilize their unique skills to infiltrate locations inaccessible to adults, focusing on a plot involving a North Korean nuclear physicist and the sinister organization known as Umbra.
Readers will find a blend of action and adventure as the City Spies navigate various challenges, including a chess tournament in Moscow and Beijing, and an undercover operation involving a British billionaire’s daughter. The narrative features elements of mystery and suspense, with daring missions that range from a break-in at an exclusive London home to a search and rescue operation in Beijing. This edition promises to engage fans of juvenile fiction, particularly those interested in thrillers and detective stories.
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In this third “thrilling” (Kirkus Reviews) installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies helps a fellow agent in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls.
After taking down a mole within their organization, the City Spies are ready for their next mission—once again using their unique skills and ability to infiltrate places adults can’t. The sinister Umbra has their sights set on recruiting a North Korean nuclear physicist by any means necessary, and the City Spies plan to keep an eye on his son by sending Paris to the chess prodigy’s tournaments in Moscow and Beijing.
Meanwhile, Sydney’s embedded as a junior reporter for a teen lifestyle site as she follows the daughter of a British billionaire on tour with the biggest act on her father’s music label to uncover what links both the band and the billionaire have to a recent threat from an old Soviet missile base.
From a daring break-in at one of London’s most exclusive homes to a dangerous undercover mission to a desperate search and rescue operation on the streets of Beijing, the City Spies have their work cut out for them on their most dangerous mission yet.
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