The Spy Who Haunted Me review by ASolt
The Spy Who Haunted Me: A Secret Histories Novel
by Simon R. Green
Age Range - 12 and up
Genre - Mystery
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Age at time of review - 18
Reviewer's Location - Mt. Pleasant, SC, United States
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In 'The Spy Who Haunted Me' is a wonderful world thatteaches us value. Edwin Drood is a field agent. Hisundercover name is Shaman Bond. He is send off on a missionto stop what is going to happen to the London Tower. He setsoff with a group that is planning to kill all the famousLondon Ravens. Drood starts off going along with it, but atthe end he stops Big Aus (the Leader) from stealing theCrown Jewels.Later on Drood is sent off again, but this time it is to wina game.The famous Independent Agent sets up a game for 6 chosenspies and field agents. They are all competing for all theknowledge and treasures of the Independent Agent. During thecompetition 2 agents die and 1 goes missing. Drood andWalker, a fellow competitor, return to the IndependentAgent's house to discover that Independent Agent has beencompeting all along as his grandson, Peter King. He willnever give up his secrets. IN the end Walker and Drood blewup the Independent Agent's house with him in it.

Opinion: 

The author does a good job describing things and it is fairly easy to put your mind into the places the main characters go. You can get the feel of suspense as you read. Edwin Drood is part of a very highly regarded family, who helps protect humanity. He works for his family as a field agent. I like Edwin Drood and his undercover identity, Shaman Bond.The author's voice was very distinct and was very British (colour, favourite). The vocabulary met the standards of the age group. Green does a good job of describing and of dialogue. He fails at little things. This book makes it to the top of my sci-fi list. I found it very interesting and it was hard to put down. The ending was very surprising. I would definitely recommend it to others.

 

Rating:
5
Content Rating:

Content rating - mature content

Explain your content rating: 

In the adult section of the bookstore and it had more adult-rated descriptions.
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