Books with author Andrew Cosby

Spy Cat: Safari is the third thrilling adventure in Andrew Cope's brilliant Spy Cat series. The purrrfect spy is a pet with cat-titude. Exotic animals are being kidnapped from around the world and all clues lead to the mysterious Lord Large in his country manor house. Lara and the Spy Pups are sent to investigate but they get caught by an awfully furrrrmiliar bad guy. Now it's all up to agent 009, otherwise known as Shakespeare the cat. Can he rescue the animals, including the Spy Dogs, and save the day? 'An imaginative, creative feast' - Radio TimesSpy Dog - another book in the Spy Pets world - was the winner of the Richard and Judy 7+ developing reader award, and the Red House Children's Book Award.

The FINAL adventure for Lara the Spy Dog!Mr Big is on the loose. He's planning a final crime that will make him the most famous criminal alive: blowing up every prison in the country!Lara and her spy team have their noses to the ground and know something evil is coming. Lara follows the clues to London and Big Ben's clock tower, where the explosives are set.With help from the spy pups and spy cat, can she stop Mr Big once and for all...before the clock strikes midnight?

Spy Cat is the first exciting adventure in this brand new series by Andy Cope, author of the bestselling Spy Dog and Spy Pups series for young readers of 7+.The purrrfect spy is prowling a neighbourhood near you.There's a new secret agent in town. And this one has whiskers.Shakespeare, the ginger tabby, otherwise known as Agent 009, never officially signed up to protect the Cook children but in the world famous Spy Dog's absence, he was most definitely the best pet for the job. Shakespeare has some very big (and furry) boots to fill. And with a dangerous criminal on the loose near by to where the Cooks are camping, he may need all nine lives to do it!Praise for Andy Cope:'An imaginative, creative feast' - Radio TimesAndy Cope is the author of the bestselling and mulit-award-winning Spy Dog and Spy Pups series. Spy Dog was the winner of the Richard and Judy 7+ developing reader category as well as the prestigious Red House Children's Book Award.

Spy Dog LARA is in for the ride of her life!When Ben wins a competition to name a new rollercoaster, the Cook family head off to Enchanted Towers for the grand opening. LARA (that's Licensed Assault and Rescue Animal to you) and her pups Spud and Star are looking forward to water rides, ghost trains - and candyfloss!At the park, Princess Pretty and her Troll Prince join the Cooks to welcome pop-star Summer Rayne to open the new ride. But a pick-pocket is on the loose and Lara is determined to catch the thief before the grand opening. It's time to buckle-up for a hair-raising Spy Dog adventure!** Visit Andrew Cope's website at www.spydog451.co.uk for competitions and author-visit information** Spy Dog was the winner of the Richard and Judy Developing Reader category, and the Red House Children's Book Award!

LARA is a SPY DOG for life, not just for Christmas . . .But this December LARA (that's Licensed Assault and Rescue Animal to you) and her pups Spud and Star are hot on the trail of an evil computer hacker. Stanley Strange plans to hijack Christmas! Can the super spies catch Stanley before he goes crackers and makes an explosive getaway?Spy Dog was the winner of the Richard & Judy Developing Reader 7+ category and the 2006 Red House Children's Book Award.

Sophie's new teacher is having some bad luck - first her house is broken into, and then the school! But this is a robbery with a difference - the thieves don't steal anything!Super Spy Dog LARA has an A* in catching criminals . . . can she solve the mystery of the break-ins before the baddies strike again? With her pups Spud and Star by her side, it's LARA to the rescue!

Meet Lara, Spy Dog extraordinaire, as she tries to not grow too fond of the humans looking after her between missionsForget 007, It's time to meet GM451: a Spy Dog—the first of her kind! Agent's ID: GM451, or LARA, or Licensed Assault and Rescue Animal, or that pesky mutt. Distinguishing Features: Black and white mongrel, appears ordinary when working undercover, one black ear sticks up and the other flops down over one eye. Skills: Whistling, computer skills, unarmed combat, five languages, PlayStation grandmaster, and many others. . . Employer: The Secret Service. Hates: Villains, injustice, and crime. Current Mission: Escape an evil drug baron, go undercover, await retrieval by the Secret Service, and try not to get too fond of the family she has chosen to looks after her. . .

Book 9 in the Spy Dog adventures - now a number 1 bestselling series!Spy Dog, aka LARA, isn't the only Mummy around . . .National security is under threat! The evil Mr Big has escaped from prison AGAIN and he's on a mission to steal Egypt's most valuable treasure, The Nile Ruby. The Prime Minister knows only one agent can stop this evil criminial mastermind - SPY DOG! But can LARA learn some new tricks in time to find the ruby, protect her Pups and get Mr Big back in jail where he belongs?SPY DOG - winner of the Richard and Judy 7+ developing reader category, and the Red House Children's Book Award.

Based on exclusive access to newly discovered Russian documents, the last word on the fate of the Romanov family. The overthrow and execution of Tsar Nicholas II and the Russian Imperial family is a cause celebre of twentieth-century history. Andrew Cook's re-investigation of the story finally solves one of the greatest mysteries of world history. The author draws upon new forensic evidence and newly discovered British and Russian Secret Service records reveal the truth about the family's murder, the proposed British rescue of the Imperial family led by Major Stephen Alley, and the Secret Service mission inside Russia after the family's reported deaths to discover the truth about their fate.The Kindle Edition of 'The Murder of the Romanovs' contains 55 black and white illustrations

Lara, or GM451 as she is known by the government, is a highly trained special agent, bred by the British Secret Service for use on dangerous missions around the world. But her last mission went wrong and now she is being hunted down by an evil drugs baron, Mr Big. Lara must go undercover as a normal dog, 'choose' a family to look after her and await her retrieval by the Secret Service. But can she keep her true identity a secret? Can she thwart the plans of Mr Big? And can she bear to return to government service, after weeks of cosy domestic bliss? After an exciting struggle, Mr. Big is captured and Lara finds a way to stay with her family. But her spying days aren't over completely...

Spy Dog: Captured! by Andrew Cope is part of the brilliant Spy Dog series about the loveable Lara - Spy Dog extroadinaire! NEVER MIND JAMES BOND, LARA, THE WORLD'S ONE AND ONLY SPY DOG, IS BACK!AGENT'S ID: LARA - Licensed Assault and Rescue Animal. Also known as the Cook family's favourite mongrelSKILLS: Goal-keeping legend, language skills including Advanced Cat and Basic Dolphin, ace surfer and champion jugglerEQUIPMENT: Two new secret weapons!LATEST MISSION: Even in retirement, Lara's sharp spy instincts always give her a nose for mystery. There's more to the Cooks' holiday island than meets the eye, and it's down to Lara to sniff it out . . .*Please note this book was previously published as Spy Dog 2.* ***Fun, exciting books for boys and girls aged 7+***'We love Lara! ****' - Kraze Club'An imaginative, creative feast' - Radio TimesAndrew Cope was born in Derby in 1966. He is a teacher, writer and a huge fan of Derby County football club. He really does have a dog called Lara who has one sticky-up ear and came from the RSPCA, but he's not sure if she is actually a highly trained secret agent. Andrew lives with his wife and two children. This is his first book.

Spy Dog: Brainwashed is the eighth book in the Spy Dog adventures - now a number 1 bestselling series! Perfect for readers of 7+ and young animal fans.Criminals daren't step a paw out of line when Lara, the spy dog, is around. Grrrr....Lara decides to go to a new gym with Mr and Mrs Cook - she has a bit of a pooch paunch to shift. But she makes a shocking discovery!Harriet Hawk, the evil gym owner, is brainwashing everyone into becoming an army of criminals, robbing banks and raiding jewellers all over the country. But there's an even more dastardly masterplan afoot - to use the hypnotised grownups to kidnap the country's school children!Lara and the pups must stop her and save a brainwashed Mr and Mrs Cook - and unsuspecting Sophie, Ben and Oliie - before it's too late!Praise for SPY DOG: 'An imaginative, creative feast' - Radio TimesAndy Cope is the bestselling author of SPY DOG and SPY PUPS the hilarious and rip-roaring adventures of the governments most secret canine agents. SPY DOG was the winner of the Richard and Judy 7+ developing reader category, and the Red House Children's Book Award.