Boys are less likely than girls to read for fun so it is even more important their books are gripping from the off. This one certainly is
- Natasha Harding, The Sun
SAS hero Chris Ryan sets a cracking pace for this story of school boy Zak Darke's recruitment by a government agency
Love Reading
Ryan draws on the same knowledge which made his series of SAS-themed books such a success and is set to follow up his previous popularity among both adult and younger readers
Sheffield Star
The ensuing plot is well paced and exciting enough to keep even seasoned fans of the genre interested . . . <i>Agent 21</i> shows a lot of promise
bookzone4boys.blogspot.com
This one hits the ground running and does not let up until the end, and I cannot imagine even the pickiest teen reader finding anything uncool about a story concerning such a topical - and dangerous - issue
myshelf.com
Some authors just write about it. Chris Ryan has been there, done it, and lived to tell the tale. Agent 21 is the first in the action-packed adventure series by the real-life SAS hero.
When Zak Darke's parents die in an unexplained mass murder he's left alone in the world. That is until he's sought out by a mysterious man: 'I work for a government agency,' the man tells him. 'You don't need to know which one. Not yet. All you need to know is that we've had our eye on you. There's a possibility you could help us in certain . . . operational situations.'
Zak becomes Agent 21. What happened to the 20 agents before him he'll never know. What he does know is that his life is about to change for ever . . .