National Archive Hunters 1: Capitol Chase (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu

Description

Twins race to find the thief stealing valuabe historical artifacts before their family's framed for the crimes in this high-octane middle grade action-adventure series starter for fans of City Spies and Spy School.

For ten-year-old Ike Carter, the world is a symphony--individual data points to be composed and connected into a glorious whole. For his twin sister Iris, life is speed, which is distance divided by time, making it necessary to strike the soccer ball at this exact spot with this amount of force to yield a spectacular goal. But though they may not appear to have a lot in common, their unique skills have always aligned to make them an unstoppable team. And it's a good thing, too, because their family is in some serious trouble.

While helping out at an event at the boutique Washington, D.C. museum, the twins inadvertently stumble onto a robbery in progress. Someone's stealing one of the miniatures from the collection! But it's only the first in a string of crimes, all targeting items that were once gifted by the Marquis de Lafayette to his American friends. With some help from the National Archives Research Center, the twins piece together the culprit's next targets, and almost intercept the girl, not much older than them, perpetrating the crimes.

But their efforts also put them in the crosshairs of the FBI's Art Crime team, who suspect their family of the thefts. If the twins can't catch the real perp as they target the final item, it'll be game over.

An action-packed series starter from highly acclaimed author Matthew Landis, The French Four introduces a new secret agent team sure to engross fans of City Spies, Spy School, and Alex Rider with plot twists and turns that make this one unputdownable from first page to last.