Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1744 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-04
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Synopsis
An eleven-year-old boy discovers he has strange powers, and a future that holds mystery, adventure - and death! Bending his knees, Jimmy let go of the windowsill and slowly tipped backwards. Surely this is impossible, he thought, even as he could feel himself doing it. He pushed out with his legs and the thrust sent him flying backwards into the air! Then his fingers locked on to the cold wire of the fence, poised in a perfect handstand on the top. Who are the mysterious men chasing Jimmy across the city? Why are they after him? What are Jimmy's parents keeping from him and who can he trust? And how come he can suddenly do all this really cool stuff!? Find out in this electrifying debut novel from Joe Craig. Young, multitalented and brimming with ideas, this new HarperCollins author is destined to become a firm favourite with children everywhere.

From the Back Cover
Who are the mysterious men chasing Jimmy across the city? Why are they after him? What are Jimmy's parents hiding and who can he trust? And how come he can suddenly do all this really cool stuff?

Jimmy Coates is a boy with a secret and even he doesn't know what it is. But it's a matter of life and death ...

Customer Reviews

A great book, good story
A great read, for young adults and adults alike. At first I thought, is this just an Alex Rider copy?? But as you get reading you find its not, its just as good and fast.
The new range of young adult boks are really making a change in peoples reading style.
The Alex Rider series, Fldgeling Jason Steed, Cody Banks and Young James Bond are all great novels.

More than an Alex Rider rip off.
Jimmy Coates: Killer and in fact, ALL of the Jimmy Coates series has something special. This isn't your simple teenage boy super spy hero boy. Yes, there is that element to it that I think apeals to the younger teenage boy audience. But there is also something I've never quite read before. The concept of the part human, part killing machine. It's an astonishing read with great action for those looking for thrils and spills, but also a compelling read for those looking for a deeper message in a young teenage book. Jimmy Coates has to fight not only the enemies from outside, but his own nature. His own pre-programmed destiny. It's the ultimate battle of the struggle to understand the nature of who you really are deep down inside. Also, Joe Craig's study of Politics shines through in this book also, though some readers might not notice it. The story is built on a deeply politically corrupt ground and strengthens the notion that this book isn't just another Alex Rider rip off. This story is much, much more than that. Why not try it for yourself?

Book review for Jimmy Coates; Killer By Joe Craig
When I picked up "Jimmy Coates; Killer" in the bookshop, I was intrigued just by looking at the front cover. That is why I bought it.
As soon as I had read the first couple of pages I knew that this was something that I had never come across before.

The idea of a genetically modified person becoming an assassin and working for the most advance secret service in Britain was an extremely good one.

I especially enjoyed the way that Joe Craig presented each section of the story; it was like he knew from personal experience.
Overall I would give this book 10/10 and recommend it to anyone who likes a lot of action and adventure.