When Arun hears that the police are at his house, he decides to take Donna up on her offer to help him skip school to find out what's going on. Together with his friend Sam, the trio have only just left the school grounds when they are approached by a man claiming to be a police officer who tells Arun that he needs to go with him. This causes alarm bells to ring and the trio escape his clutches. Sneaking back into Arun's house, they over hear that his father has been abducted as it turns out his job in a bank may just be a rather elaborate cover for what he really does. The trio decide the police aren't doing enough to rescue Arun's father and begin their own plan to find him; however, the more they dig, the more they are bewildered by what they discover and, in the space of one day, their lives are completely changed. What starts as a normal school day, quickly escalates into a life threatening race to rescue Arun's dad before its too late.
I've been looking forward to reading S.T.E.A.L.T.H.: Access Denied as the lure of it being 'the first in an explosive new series for adrenalin junkies everywhere' had me hooked and I really wasn't disappointed. From the very first page, you are plunged into a fast-paced rollercoaster of an adventure that will have your heart pumping as you join Arun, Donna and Sam on their incredibly different day.
Arun, Donna and Sam are just ordinary school kids with very different personalities and skills and as the book progresses we learn more about their back-stories and the reasons for those different personalities. They will need to use every ounce of their knowledge, skills and courage to get through the day but, their age definitely works in their favour, allowing them to literally fly under the radar. I definitely liked these three and their very normal backgrounds.
Kidnapping, theft, torture, military secrets all mix into this high octane book that will appeal to fans of Dan Smith and Charlie Higson. The first in a new series, I will absolutely be grabbing book 2 as soon as I can.
S.T.E.A.L.T.H: Access Denied is released on the 7th April.
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