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A plane explodes over the Atlantic, killing 345 people. Investigators suspect terrorism. A 12-year-old calls a police hotline and blames his father for the explosion, but there's no evidence. Only CHERUB agents - child spies never suspected by adults - can unearth the truth.

Award: the CHERUB series has won numerous awards, incluidng the 2005 Red House Children's Book Award.

Winner of Independent Booksellers' Week Book of the Year Award: Children's Book of the Year 2008.