Name: Revenge: Jason Steed
ISBN: 9781402264290

Mark A. Cooper

When his own government turns against him, undercover agent Jason Steed will have to rely on his training to defeat the Triads.

Revenge: Jason Steed

Mark Cooper

"A page–turner in the spirit of Alex Ride and Co."—Kirkus Only one secret agent can defeat the world's most ruthless criminal organization. He was surrounded. Jason's body worked automatically, his mind blank. He was fighting to breathe, forcing himself not to give up. But he was trapped. Standing on one leg and kicking out to keep the men back, he fumbled for the door handle to his left. He ran inside and leaped onto the narrow window ledge. He was nearly a hundred feet up, but the Triad thugs were closing fast. Jason jumped— Martial arts expert and undercover agent Jason Steed is on the run, hunted by a crew of vicious criminals. To survive, he must rely on his training-to be faster, smarter, tougher. Jason will do whatever it takes to defeat the Triads. But when his own government turns against him, does he have more enemies than he can handle?

Lynn Braden

Jason goes undercover in a juvenile detention facility to make friends with Andrew Cho whose father is part of a diabolical plan to get people hooked on drugs by putting them into a popular breakfast cereal.  Once Jason has passed all of his tests with Cho's family, it is decided that he can be an asset to them, so Jason begins his undercover work to find out who is behind the drugs and how they can be stopped.  Jason's efforts work almost too well, and it isn't long before he is on the run.

Revenge is a very problematic book.  There are major issues with pacing and content.  For a middle grade book, there are a large number of adult themes and ideas.  Action and adventure dominate the story, but the inclusion of so much death is disturbing.  Jason once again does amazing things, especially for someone his age, but as in the first book in the series, it would be so much better if Jason was aged up a few years to make the impossible seem a little more within the realm of believability.  Overall, the story in Revenge is built on an absurd plot with underdeveloped and underage characters.