Jaws of Death - Max Cassidy 2

Escapology is dangerous but not nearly as dangerous as real life . . . 
Think Alex Rider meets Houdini and you've got Max Cassidy. Jaws of Death is the second book in this fantastic, fast and furious action-adventure series.

Paul Adam studied law at Nottingham University and started his writing career as a journalist. He has written ten critically-acclaimed thrillers for a grown-up audience that have sold widely around the world and have been translated into several foreign languages. Reviews have called his adult books, 'Brilliantly imagined, fiercely authentic and wholly gripping'. The Max Cassidy Adventures are Paul's first books for children. He lives with his wife and sons in Sheffield.

The second exciting title in the Max Cassidy action-adventure series. 
 
'Be careful, Max . . . They will try to destroy you, as they are trying to destroy me . . .' 
 
His father is missing presumed dead and his mother is serving a twenty-year sentence for his murder, but teenage escapologist Max Cassidy is certain everybody is wrong - 
about both things . . . And now, his quest to find the truth has become very dangerous . . . 
 
Max learns that his dad was part of a secret global organisation, the Cedar Alliance. Desperate to find him alive, he seeks help from the other members of the group. But they are scattered across the world - and then they start disappearing one by one . . . 
 
 
Escapology is dangerous but not nearly as dangerous as real life . . .

Escape from Shadow Island - Max Cassidy 1

Escapology is dangerous but not nearly as dangerous as real life . . . 
Think Alex Rider meets Houdini and you've got Max Cassidy. Escape From Shadow Island is the first book in this fantastic, fast and furious action-adventure series now re-packaged with a striking, current package.

It is written in clear, punchy prose and displays Adam's talent for tension. It is somewhere that Charlie Higson fans might go next

It's pacy and exciting and very accessible. Fans of high octane adventure are going to enjoy reading about Max Cassidy

Paul Adam's Escape From Shadow Island . . . hits all the right notes for a rip-roaring adventure

Paul Adam studied law but then decided to write, starting his career as a journalist. He has written ten thrillers for a grown-up audience that have sold widely around the world and have been translated into several foreign languages. Reviews have called his adult books, 'Brilliantly imagined, fiercely authentic and wholly gripping'. Escape From Shadow Island is Paul's first book for children. He lives with his wife and sons in Sheffield.

'My mum killed my dad, then dragged his body all the way along the beach . . . I don't believe a word of it' 
 
Max Cassidy is a teenage escapologist, so good he's nicknamed the Half-pint Houdini. His father disappeared two years ago and his body has never been found. His mother is now serving a life sentence for her husband's murder. 
 
Max's mission to learn the truth about his family takes him on an thrilling journey, from London to the horrors of the terrifying Shadow Island in central America. 
 
Escapology is dangerous but not nearly as dangerous as real life . . . 
 
The first book in Paul Adam's fast and furious Max Cassidy thriller series.

Paul Adam

This is the third book in Paul Adam's fast and furious Max Cassidy thriller series. 
 
Teenage escapologist, Max Cassidy, knows for sure that his mother did not kill his father, his father is not even dead . . . But somebody seems very determined to prevent Max from discovering the truth - in fact, somebody wants him dead. 
 
In this, the final instalment of the thrilling Max Cassidy series, Max travels across the world; from London to San Francisco to Russia in his quest to be reunited with his family.

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