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Public enemy number two

Anthony Horowitz

July · Puffin · 208 pages

FictionHumorous storiesBrothersMystery and detective storiesJuvenile Fiction

About this book

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!

Who this is for

AI · Sample

A patient, character-first epic that asks you to sit with worldbuilding before any payoff arrives. Readers who love long arcs and slow-burn relationships tend to finish it twice; readers chasing momentum often DNF in the first hundred pages. Plan for unhurried evenings.

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