Book Review, Middle Grade Fiction

Alice Éclair, Spy Extraordinaire! by Sarah Todd Taylor

If you love adventure, mystery, code-breaking, spies – and lots of cake – then Alice Éclair Spy Extraordinaire is just who you need!

Parisian baker and trainee spy, Alice, is savvy enough to stop even the most dangerous criminal. Whether it’s on an exisquite French train or a luxurious boat on the Seine, she is able to use her culinary expertise as a cunning disguise allowing her to intercept secret messages and stop dasterdly plots.

In A Recipe for Trouble, Alice moves on from her training to her biggest mission yet. She finds herself working undercover on the Sapphire Express,. An unknown mentor, an enemy spy and far too many secret identities pushes her to uncover a family secret and question who she can really trust. Twists and turns keep the reader guessing all the way to the end while short chapters keep the pages turning. Children will devour this story just like Alice’s sweet treats!

In A Spoonful of Spying, Alice leads her readers from Le Mistral, a luxurious event boat, to the exciting World Fair in Paris. She and senior spy, Claude, uncover government secrets about a new plane design while Alice goes undercover into the elegant fashion tents in search of clues. Readers are challenged to solve the mystery right along with Alice.

I can’t wait to see where Alice’s next mission takes her in this outstanding mystery series!

Thank you to Nosy Crow for these brilliant books!

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