There were seven of them, and they wore special nonslip tactical shoes that gripped the damp metal surface, and balaclava ski masks that concealed their identities and shielded them from the cold ocean air. IT WAS JUST AFTER DAWN, so the black-clad hijackers were barely visible as they moved with military precision across the deck of the marine research vessel Sylvia Earle. This mission is hot! The City Spies are a go! ExcerptĬhapter 1: The ‘Sylvia Earle’, North Sea 1. And soon, they’re caught up in an exciting adventure filled with rogue missions and double agents! But as they investigate a spy who died at the Botanical Gardens, they discover that they are also being investigated. Meanwhile, there’s been some new intel regarding a potential mole within the organization, offering the spies a lead that takes them to San Francisco, California. But things don’t go exactly as planned, and while Sydney does find herself in the spotlight, it’s not in the way she was hoping. Sydney is excited to learn that she’ll be going undercover on the marine research vessel the Sylvia Earle. She’s also a field ops specialist for the City Spies.

All of these allow them to go places in the world of espionage where adults can’t.įourteen-year-old Sydney is a surfer and a rebel from Bondi Beach, Australia. Operating out of a base in Scotland, this secret team of young agents working for the British Secret Intelligence Service’s MI6 division have honed their unique skills, such as sleight of hand, breaking and entering, observation, and explosives. Smith’s Spy School for Girls.Īfter thwarting a notorious villain at an eco-summit in Paris, the City Spies are gearing up for their next mission. In this second installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies returns for another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs.

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