Forbidden City

Written by James Ponti

Narrated by Lisa Flanagan

In this third “thrilling” (Kirkus Reviews) installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies help a fellow agent in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls.

After taking down a mole within their organization, the City Spies are ready for their next mission—once again using their unique skills and ability to infiltrate places adults can’t. The sinister Umbra has their sights set on recruiting a North Korean nuclear physicist by any means necessary, and the City Spies plan to keep an eye on his son by sending Paris to the chess prodigy’s tournaments in Moscow and Beijing.

Meanwhile, Sydney’s embedded as a junior reporter for a teen lifestyle site as she follows the daughter of a British billionaire on tour with the biggest act on her father’s music label to uncover what links both the band and the billionaire have to a recent threat from an old Soviet missile base.

From a daring break-in at one of London’s most exclusive homes to a dangerous undercover mission to a desperate search and rescue operation on the streets of Beijing, the City Spies have their work cut out for them on their most dangerous mission yet.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Release date: Feb 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9781797138176

James Ponti

James Ponti is the New York Times bestselling author of four middle grade book series: The Sherlock Society following a group of young detectives; City Spies, about an unlikely squad of five kids from around the world who form an elite MI6 Spy Team; the Edgar Award–winning Framed! series, about a pair of tweens who solve mysteries in Washington, DC; and the Dead City trilogy, about a secret society that polices the undead living beneath Manhattan. His books have appeared on more than fifteen different state award lists, and he is the founder of a writers group known as the Renegades of Middle Grade. James is also an Emmy–nominated television writer and producer who has worked for many networks including Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, PBS, History, and Spike TV, as well as NBC Sports. He lives with his family in Orlando, Florida. Find out more at JamesPonti.com.

Reviews for Forbidden City

[Shannon · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

AMAZING!!!! I have loved the city spies series ever since I read the first book, I think I have read the first 9 times the second 7 times and this one will surley be a hit with me! would definitely recommend! thank you so much James Ponti for writing this series!

[Melinda · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

More more MORE!! It was Soooooo good I really liked it

[june shim · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

it was very good and excellent and easy to read!

[Gaynelle Newport · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I LOVED IT. just truly amazing and i hope other people will read it to

[Farmer Courtney Sullivan · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love books ? with spy’s I also listen to spy school but the reader is really boring so I love ? city spy’s ? and I can’t wait for the next one ! it’s a amazing book what makes this book so great everything

[Jacqueline Berg · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is jam packed with action that keeps kids of all grades and ages engaged. James Ponti writes with adequate description but keeps the action without making it out of place. I am a Highschooler and devour these books!