The Recruit (CHERUB, #1)

by Robert Muchamore

The first title in the number one bestselling CHERUB series! James hits rock bottom before he's offered a new start in an intriguing organisation ...

A terrorist doesn't let strangers in her flat because they might be undercover police or intelligence agents, but her children bring their mates home and they run all over the place. The terrorist doesn't know that one of these kids has bugged every room in her house, made copies of all her computer files and stolen her address book. The kid works for CHERUB.

CHERUB agents are aged between ten and seventeen. They live in the real world, slipping under adult radar and getting information that sends criminals and terrorists to jail.

For official purposes, these children do not exist.

Praise for the CHERUB series:
'Punchy, exciting, glamorous and, what's more, you'll completely wish it was true' - Sunday Express
'Crackling tension and high-octane drama' - Daily Mail
'A really good book that you could re-read over and over again' - Guardian
'Pacy writing, punchy dialogue and a gripping plot, it's got it all' - Daily Express
'Fast-moving action ... and cool gadgets!' - The Times

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• ISBN10: 1442413603
• ISBN13: 9781442413603
• Publish Date: 21 December 2010 (first published 15 April 2004)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Simon & Schuster
• Edition: Reprint ed.
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 352
• Language: English

Reviews

It's odd rereading this series. I've read most of the series at least half a dozen times. James is both loveable and unlikeable. He can be a total jerk but he also can be sweet - usually when it comes to his younger sister, Lauren. That being said, he has major anger issues and I'm kind of surprised Cherub doesn't work harder to address them. I hate Kerry. She irritates me. She's amazingly immature. Although, to be fair - most of the characters are. Lauren is about the only one who has moments of maturity and even she struggles at times. I love Cherub though - the action is always exciting, the cases interesting and the characters funny.