Synopses & Reviews
Thirteen-year-old Nick Diamond is in prison! Framed for a jewel heist, quick-thinking Nick finds himself sharing a cell with public enemy number one: Johnny Powers. Nicks only chance of clearing his name is to nail the Fence, the countrys master criminal. But to do that, he needs to break outwhich is where his bumbling older brother, Tim, comes in. Nicks not so sure hell make it to his fourteenth birthday!
Review
"Horowitz has a knack for puns and humor, and he successfully combines it with a nonstop action mystery." School Library Journal
Synopsis
Thirteen-year-old Nick Diamond is in prison! Framed for a jewel heist, quick-thinking Nick finds himself sharing a cell with public enemy number one: Johnny Powers. Nick's only chance of clearing his name is to nail the Fence, the country's master criminal. But to do that, he needs to break out which is where his bumbling older brother, Tim, comes in. Nick's not so sure he'll make it to his fourteenth birthday!
Synopsis
From the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Alex Rider series Thirteen-year-old Nick Diamond is in prison Framed for a jewel heist, quick-thinking Nick finds himself sharing a cell with public enemy number one: Johnny Powers. Nick's only chance of clearing his name is to nail the Fence, the country's master criminal. But to do that, he needs to break out--which is where his bumbling older brother, Tim, comes in. Nick's not so sure he'll make it to his fourteenth birthday
About the Author
Horowitz is a children's book author and a television and film screenwriter. He is the recipient of several awards, including the Lancashire Book Award, the Grand Prix Europeen and the Children's Literature Prize.