SURE FIRE by Jack Higgins

Sure Fire

by Jack Higgins

Pub: October 2007/ Putnam Juvenile

Pages: 256

For fifteen-year-old twins Rich and Jade, their lives have just been turned upside down. When their mother is tragically killed in a car crash, their long-lost father, John Chance, appears to collect them at the funeral. He’s a bachelor who lives on his own, and it’s clear that Rich and Jade aren’t welcome.

But when Chance suddenly disappears, Rich and Jade uncover the truth: He’s a spy. And now, whoever kidnapped their father is after them, too. Dangerous, fast-paced and packed with action, Sure Fire is a gripping adventure from the master of the modern thriller.

REVIEW

SURE FIRE follows the adventures of Rich and Jade, twins who lost their mother in a tragic car accident. At the funeral a mysterious man appears who they quickly find to be their father. Forced to stay with him in his tiny apartment the twins start to discover things about him they would never have guessed and are thrown into a world of lies, guns, and explosions.


Sure Fire keeps you turning pages, loaded with action, adventure, deception, twists, humor, and lots of gun fights!


Rich is the more book smart of the two and Jade the more physically gifted. I gotta say I didn't like them at first, and not because they weren't automatically super spies, because they were obnoxious brats. But they eventually turn around and end up being awesome.


All secondary characters are outstanding  - a bunch of super-cool guys from the world of espionage. They all feel like they've been around the block and then back around the block to assassinate the target they just scouted out. 

Kind of like this, only less fluffy.

The situations in which Rich and Jade find themselves feel very real and not dramatically over-the-top, giving the book an epic yet non-campy feel. 

Fantastic start to a thrilling series, SURE FIRE is like The Bourne Identity with kids - a great read for anyone who likes exciting action-adventure that ends with a bang!