Outbreak: Code Red
By (Author) Chris Ryan
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Red Fox
1st July 2008
8th May 2008
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
304
Width 130mm, Height 194mm, Spine 26mm
220g
Code Red, Code Red! A mysterious killer virus is spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo . . . Thirteen-year-old Ben Tracey is looking forward to spending the summer in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where his father has been hired to examine the valuable mineral Coltan that's being mined there. They soon realise that the people living in the village near the mine are frightened and it doesn't take long for Ben and his father to discover why- behind the door of every hut there is at least one person dying or seriously ill, and no one seems to be doing anything to help. As Ben's father falls ill, it's up to Ben and his new friend from the village, Halima, to try and tell the government what's going on so the village can be isolated before the sickness spreads further. Will they be able to prevent disaster
Utterly convincing * The Times *
Fast-paced aciton thriller that hits all the right spots * The Bookseller *
Ryan excels with description * writeaway.org.uk *
Chris Ryan joined the SAS in 1984. During the Gulf War, Chris was the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq. Three of his colleagues were killed and four captured. It was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS. For this he was awarded the Military Medal. He is a bestselling author of thriller titles for adults and his first series for younger readers, ALPHA FORCE, has also proven very successful. He appears regularly on TV with series such as HUNTING CHRIS RYAN, PUSHED TO THE LIMIT, TERROR ALERT and HOW NOT TO DIE