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Recruited (Alias series)
By Various authors (YA SERIES ALIAS) 208p HS
College student and spy: Sydney’s life before she realizes she’s working for the bad guys.

Spy High: Mission One (Spy High series)
By A.J. Butcher (YA BUTCHER) 224p MS/HS
At a high school training students to be secret agents, six teens struggle to learn the ropes before they are sent out into the real spy world.

The Warrior Heir
By Cinda Williams Chima (YA CHIMA) 432p MS/HS
Jack thinks he's just a regular guy...until he discovers he's a warrior who must fight to the death to settle an ancient blood feud.

Sum of All Fears
By Tom Clancy (FIC CLANCY) 798p HS
With the world on the verge of nuclear disaster, Jack Ryan must find the answers that will keep two superpowers from starting Armageddon.

Prey
By Michael Crichton (FIC CRICHTON) 367p HS
When smart, microscopic particles go homicidal...!

Sahara
By Clive Cussler (FIC CUSSLER) 541p HS
A mysterious epidemic, a deadly red tide, a mythical treasure. The desert holds answers to all the secrets.

Kill Game (Fearless FBI series)
by Francine Pascal (YA SERIES FEARLESS) 272p HS
Gaia may be training for the FBI, but that won’t keep her from bending the rules to catch a serial killer.

Silverfin (Young James Bond)
By Charles Higson (YA HIGSON) 347p MS/HS
What does it take to become the greatest secret agent ever known? Young James has an inquisitive mind & determination that set him on a path that will someday take him across the globe in pursuit of the most dangerous criminals of all time.

Raven’s Gate
By Anthony Horowitz (YA HOROWITZ) 256p MS/HS
Why does everyone in this strange town who tries to help Matt end up missing...or dead? Matt’s the only one who can find out.

The Bourne Identity
By Robert Ludlum (FIC LUDLUM) 535p HS
So you regain consciousness, to find that you've been shot & you have amnesia. Later, you discover that, hey!, you're an elite assassin, and the government is after you!

Merchant of Death (Pendragon series)
By D.J. MacHale (YA MACHALE) 375p MS/HS
Bobby seems like a normal teen. Actually, he's destined to save, not just Earth, but worlds found in alternate dimensions. If only he'd taken that martial arts class!

Traitor
By Andy McNab (YA MCNAB) 263p MS/HS
When Danny begins searching for his traitor grandfather, he discovers that someone wants them both...dead.

The Recruit (CHERUB series)
By Robert Muchamore (YA MUCHAMORE) 352p HS
CHERUB agents seem like regular teens. They're not. They're trained professionals & it's a very dangerous job. And James has just joined up.

Net Force series
By Tom Clancy (YA SERIES NET FORCE) 208p MS/HS
Teen computer geniuses make great crime solvers, but it can be a bit deadly...even in cyberspace!

Mister Monday (Keys to the Kingdom series)
By Garth Nix (YA NIX) 361p MS/HS
Seven days. Seven keys. Seven virtues. Seven sins. A boy is about to seek & discover fantastical series from a mysterious world.

Maximum Ride
By James Patterson (YA PATTERSON) 432p MS/HS
These six kids are mostly normal...only 2% bird. Having grown up in lab cages like rats, now they’re free but vulnerable prey. Meanwhile, they need to save Angel from malicious mutants and do a few other things, like save the world.

Trickster's Choice
by Tamora Pierce (YA PIERCE) 422p MS/HS
Murderous conspiracy. Political intrigue. And Ali's caught in the middle, as a slave...and a spy.

Ice Station
By Matthew Reilly (FIC REILLY) 390p HS
There's something secret buried deep beneath the ice of Antarctica. And someone is willing to stop at nothing to get there first.

Finding Lubchenko
By Michael Simmons (YA SIMMONS) 280p HS
When his dad is arrested for murder, Evan decides the only thing he can do to clear his father is find the murderer himself. His only clue: an email from some guy named Lubchenko. First stop: Paris!

Montmorency
By Eleanor Updale (YA UPDALE) 240p MS/HS
A thief takes on a double life as a wealthy gentleman and a corrupt servant to become a successful and elusive burglar in London.

The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp
By Rick Yancey (YA YANCEY) 339p MS/HS
Alfred's the last person you'd pick to save the world. But when the most powerful weapon ever wielded by humans falls into his hands, he begins a quest to unravel a thousand-year-old mystery & return the legendary sword of King Arthur to its rightful place.

The Gadget
By Paul Zindel (YA ZINDEL) 184p MS/HS
Stephen's dad is doing secret work which will alter the fate of the world, and Stephen stumbles right into the middle of it.

MS = Most appropriate for middle schoolers
MS/HS = Most appropriate for middle/high schoolers
HS = Most appropriate for high schoolers

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