Danger Zone

Ice Claw

Fans of Alex Rider and Young Bond will love Max Gordon - THE new action hero for young readers!

David Gilman's debut The Devil's Breath is a lot of fun . . . the relationship between the two boys provides thrills and spills and the eco angle will go down well. What Gilman, a successful scriptwriter, does superlatively is heart-pounding action

A big solid blockbuster, packed with tough men, beautiful women and exotic locations. The descriptions of the Bushmen are fascinating, and the big set pieces are always exciting, ensuring that readers will race through this enjoyable adventure story

David Gilman's The Devil's Breath takes no hostages in an exciting fast paced story that never lets up

David Gilman is an incredibly exciting new talent to the Puffin list. The author of Danger Zone: The Devil's Breath, he is also a successful screenwriter. For the last six years David has been principal writer on A Touch of Frost, with last year's episode garnering a BAFTA nomination. He served in the Parachute Regiment's Reconnaissance Platoon and has has travelled the world, gathering inspiration for his books along the way.

Max Gordon. Wanted for murder. 
 
Two thousand freezing metres high in the mountain peaks, Max Gordon is grappling with death. 
 
His race to win an X-treme sports challenge has become a race to survive. Max witnesses the last moments of a mysterious Basque monk, who screams a cryptic clue before plummeting to his death. The clue is a prophecy that fortells of a cataclysmic ecological event which will kill millions across Europe. 
 
Now Max is trapped in the darkness of a dead man's secret and the hunt is on. How will Max prove his innocence when nobody will trust him &ndash; and he can trust no one?

The Devil's Breath

David Gilman is a hugely successful screenwriter. For the last six years he has been principal writer on A Touch of Frost, with last year&rsquo;s episode garnering the highest audience share for ITV drama in recent years and a BAFTA nomination for Best Single Drama. A lot of the twists and cliffhangers David writes into his scripts can be seen in the Danger Zone series. He has also been a soldier, a pro-photographer, a marketing manager for Penguin SA and has traveled the world gathering inspiration for his exotic children&rsquo;s adventure series along the way.

He doesn't need Alex Rider's girly gadgets. He's much more fanciable than Andy McNab's Boy Soldier. His adventures will take you to places even Wilbur Smith hadn't thought of. 
 
Soon after escaping an assassin that bursts from the shadows to try and kill him in the dark windswept grounds of his school in Dartmoor, Max Gordon discovers that his explorer father has also gone missing. Max is determined to find him whatever dangers may lay in his path. A secret clue, that his father has left, leads Max to the inhospitable wilderness of Namibia and the discovery of a potential massive ecological disaster masterminded by the very powerful and completely ruthless businessman, Shaka Chang. Whoever is behind Max's fathers disappearance is determined to get rid of Max too. For good. 
 
The Devil's Breath is the first incredible book, in a blockbuster new adventure series for boys and girls of 9+ , with more plot twists and death defying action scenes than a Bond film. A world of stampeding buffalo, lethal scorpions, ancient tribes and prophecies awaits you...

David Gilman

Desperate to uncover the secret of his mother's death, Max Gordon is chased into the night by a ruthless mercenary. 
 
His search takes him from the desolate hills of Dartmoor to the endangered rainforest of Central America - where the devastation hides a sinister secret. Drug smugglers, deadly crocodiles, man-eating snakes and flesh-stripping piranhas await Max at every turn. Has Max's quest for the truth led to an answer for which he'll pay the ultimate price?

David Gilman

Books by David Gilman

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