Books with author Jason Rybak

ATTICUS CRAYLE: THE ACCIDENTAL SPY IS A TEEN ACTION SPY THRILLERAtticus Crayle isn’t your average teenage genius. He lives alone in the council house he officially shares with his mum and is extremely self-sufficient. He has built a chemistry lab in his attic and spends his weekends secretly testing homemade chemicals and explosives.His only friend is Gemma, who blows up dirt with him every Saturday. She has secrets of her own. Her uncle Damon is a spy and she plans to be one too.Atticus is on holiday with Gemma and Damon when he finds himself under attack by gunmen and caught up in a kidnapping plot involving spies, trained killers and organised crime.Mixed up in a dangerous new world where he might just belong, Atticus has never had a Christmas holiday like it.

After uncovering secret rooms, a stash of weapons and evidence of her parents’ dangerous past life, Annie Banks discovers a bigger secret buried in her own brain – codes, files and deadly martial arts skills, which snap into life when she needs them.When their parents disappear, Annie and her brother Pete work together to unlock the clues left behind. Pursued by trained killers, Annie and Pete use all their hidden talents to search for their parents and survive in a dangerous world of spies and organised crime.

A teenage boy wakes up buried in snow with a bullet wound in his shoulder and no memory of who he is or what happened to him.He soon discovers he’s been trained to kill, then sets off to find out who he is and where he belongs.The people from his old life want him dead. Fighting to survive, he joins the Underground – a secret criminal community – where he has to earn his place.A dangerous mission leads to clues about his past and the organisation he worked for – who now seek to destroy his new home. Can he break free of them once and for all and save the Underground?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE ARRESTED FOR MURDER?Run from the police?Fight to prove your innocence?Take part in a deadly game to win a fortune?The evidence says he did it.The police, his teachers and his friends think he’s a killer.When the chance comes, teenager Matt Tyler has a choice – face life in prison or run for it.On the run with no friends, no money and nowhere to go, Matt is cornered by a man calling himself the Bounty Hunter and issued a challenge: survive 48 hours with a rucksack on your back and the million pounds inside it is yours.Matt joins up with Teagan, who helps him search for answers and stay ahead of the police, the people who framed him and the Bounty Hunter. But she has her own criminal past and a real taste for danger. Can Matt stay alive long enough to prove he’s innocent?

HENRY FREY AND THE ELF KING IS A CHRISTMAS FANTASY ADVENTURE Santa Claus is an elf. His real name is Klasodin. He lives in his Madjikal, snow-covered city of Alvahame with his elves. Santa Claus is in trouble. Sabotaged by enemies inside and outside Alvahame, his Madjik is failing and gifts are going missing. Then, just days before Christmas, he disappears. Henry Frey is the last human child with the Affinity for Madjik. Hunted by Santa’s enemies, he embarks on a dangerous journey by sleigh, sledge and snowboard to find Santa and restore his Madjik. If he fails, there will be no Christmas.

Atticus Crayle isn’t your average teenage genius. He lives alone in the council house he officially shares with his mum and is extremely self-sufficient. He has built a chemistry lab in his attic and spends his weekends secretly testing homemade chemicals and explosives. His only friend is Gemma, who blows up dirt with him every Saturday. She has secrets of her own. Her uncle Damon is a spy and she plans to be one too. Atticus is on holiday with Gemma and Damon when he finds himself under attack by gunmen and caught up in a kidnapping plot involving spies, trained killers and organised crime. Mixed up in a dangerous new world where he might just belong, Atticus has never had a Christmas holiday like it.

HENRY FREY AND THE ELF KING IS A CHRISTMAS FANTASY ADVENTURE Santa Claus is an elf. His real name is Klasodin. He lives in his Madjikal, snow-covered city of Alvahame with his elves. Santa Claus is in trouble. Sabotaged by enemies inside and outside Alvahame, his Madjik is failing and gifts are going missing. Then, just days before Christmas, he disappears. Henry Frey is the last human child with the Affinity for Madjik. Hunted by Santa’s enemies, he embarks on a dangerous journey by sleigh, sledge and snowboard to find Santa and restore his Madjik. If he fails, there will be no Christmas.

Henry Frey smells danger when he spots an old enemy in a London toy store. Trouble is, Christmas is just days away, Britain is in chaos and he hasn’t heard from anyone in Alvahame in months. With no one else to help, Henry sets off to save Christmas alone.A tall hooded figure in a sleigh led by eight reindeer lands in central London. But it’s not Santa Claus. And they’re not reindeer. Henry finds himself out of his depth against a powerful enemy who has been planning his attack on Alvahame for years and knows a lot about him. With his every weakness exposed and his new family in danger, will Henry’s friends from Alvahame be there to help?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE ARRESTED FOR MURDER?Run from the police?Fight to prove your innocence?Take part in a deadly game to win a fortune?The evidence says he did it.The police, his teachers and his friends think he’s a killer.When the chance comes, teenager Matt Tyler has a choice – face life in prison or run for it.On the run with no friends, no money and nowhere to go, Matt is cornered by a man calling himself the Bounty Hunter and issued a challenge: survive 48 hours with a rucksack on your back and the million pounds inside it is yours.Matt joins up with Teagan, who helps him search for answers and stay ahead of the police, the people who framed him and the Bounty Hunter. But she has her own criminal past and a real taste for danger. Can Matt stay alive long enough to prove he’s innocent?

After uncovering secret rooms, a stash of weapons and evidence of her parents’ dangerous past life, Annie Banks discovers a bigger secret buried in her own brain – codes, files and deadly martial arts skills, which snap into life when she needs them. When their parents disappear, Annie and her brother Pete work together to unlock the clues left behind. Pursued by trained killers, Annie and Pete use all their hidden talents to search for their parents and survive in a dangerous world of spies and organised crime.