It's just your average Friday night. Then the police show up.

Your mum's been caught on CCTV, breaking into a giant chemical company. They say she's working undercover for A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E, a group against animal testing - but how is that possible? She's not a spy - is she? Now she's on the run - and only you can uncover the truth. And you've got to crack a code to do it.

A gripping story from the bestselling author of Noughts and Crosses, Malorie Blackman.

What if you had to crack a code to save a life? A critically acclaimed book for younger readers from the author of the bestselling Noughts and Crosses sequence.

About the Author
Malorie Blackman has written over seventy books for children and young adults, including the Noughts & Crosses series, Thief and a science-fiction thriller, Chasing the Stars. Many of her books have also been adapted for stage and television, including a BAFTA-award-winning BBC production of Pig-Heart Boy and a Pilot Theatre stage adaptation by Sabrina Mahfouz of Noughts & Crosses. There is also a major BBC production of Noughts & Crosses, with Roc Nation (Jay-Z's entertainment company) curating the soundtrack as executive music producer. In 2005 Malorie was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her distinguished contribution to the world of children's books. In 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children's literature, and between 2013 and 2015 she was the Children's Laureate. Most recently Malorie wrote for the Doctor Who series on BBC One, and the fifth novel in her Noughts & Crosses series, Crossfire, was published by Penguin Random House Children's in summer 2019.

Reviews
A cracking good yarn * Daily Telegraph *
Strong characterisation and pacy dialogue make this a real winner * Independent *
This book is a real page-turner and is hard to put down! * Sunday Express *
A gripping techno-thriller * Independent on Sunday *
An exciting book . . . Full of adventure, detail and description and impossible to guess what will happen next * Newcastle Evening Chonicle *



Book Information
ISBN 9780552551687
Author Malorie Blackman
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Corgi Childrens
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Weight(grams) 170g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 15mm