The Reluctant Assassin by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl fans – prepare to immerse yourselves in a whole new Eoin Colfer series.
The Reluctant Assassin is the first book in the new W.A.R.P. series and introduces us to two capable new heroes: a Native American girl named Chevron Savano, who is the FBI’s youngest agent, on assignment in current-day London, and a boy named Riley, who lives in London in 1898 and is the unwilling apprentice to an evil assassin named Garrick. Some scientific and operational mishaps bring Chevron, Riley and Garrick together in both modern-day and Victorian-era London, which Colfer brings to life with vivid descriptions of the poverty, grime and stench of the time.
In the present, Garrick is able to acquire knowledge from the FBI that he then incorporates into his arsenal of tools, making him a truly terrifying and formidable opponent for Chevron and Riley.
The Reluctant Assassin contains action, time travel, a cast of interesting characters and lays the foundation for subsequent books in the series. For girls and boys ages 11 and up.