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  JO WILLIAMSON

  Literary Agency

  ANTONY HARWOOD LTD

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  ELLEN HOLGATE

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  RACHEL BODEN

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  EMMA HOPKIN

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  HELEN VICK

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  CRISTINA GILBERT

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  NATALIE HAMILTON, LUCY MACKAY-SIM

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  ANDY CRESSWELL

  PETER JAY BLACK would like to THANK all of the EARLY REVIEWERS: JACK, LEWIS, OLLIE, LUKE, SCARLETT, TOM, FRANKIE, MILO, SAM and also WILF, RYAN and JAMES (aka THE CONSULTANT)

  Thank you and my HUMBLE APPRECIATION to LYN, KIRSTY, MARK, STEVE, BRIAN, ANN, DIANNE and MY FAMILY

  With EXTRA THANKS to: DARREN HARTWELL at BOOKS FOR BOYS MICHELLE at MUCH LOVED BOOKS SUE and LINDA at THE BOOK BAG and VINCENT aka MR RIPLEY

  PETER JAY BLACK would like to say an EXTRA-SPECIAL THANK YOU to YOU, the READER …

  Peter Jay Black loves gadgets, films and things that make him laugh so hard he thinks he might pass out. He went to Arts University Bournemouth and a career in IT followed. One day, a team of super-skilled kids popped into his head and, writing in a Hollywood apartment, he brought them to life. Peter lives in Dorset and in his spare time he enjoys collecting unusual artefacts like Neolithic arrowheads, ancient Egyptian rings and fossilised dinosaur poo.

  EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT

  ‘The BEST BOOK EVER. I loved the cool gadgets and how they always get caught but manage to escape. Slink is my favourite character’

  Ollie, aged 10

  ‘I have finally found a near-equal to the Harry Potter series. It’s right here – Urban Outlaws’

  Frankie, aged 9

  ‘Jam-packed with the latest tech and gadgets and inspires kids like me to become skilled and cool like the characters. This book was a bit like CHERUB . . . BRILLIANT’

  Lewis, aged 12

  ‘I really enjoyed Urban Outlaws because it is about children who lead an exciting underground life, free from rules and parents. My favourite character is Charlie because she is REALLY COOL and can do everything the boys can do, just a lot better!’

  Scarlett, aged 9

  ‘I loved the fast-paced thrill of the action and the idea of living in a secret bunker. I enjoyed it so much I wish it was longer!’

  Sam, aged 12

  ‘It is a 10 out of 10 book. I hope there is another one and, if there is, I will be first in line to buy it!’

  Jack, aged 9

  ‘An adventure-packed book full of amazing twists and characters . . . The main characters are a group of nobodies put together by fate and so you feel as if you are part of the book more’

  Luke, aged 13

  ‘I enjoyed this book because there was lots of machinery and action. It was fast-paced, never standing still at all, which made it very exciting . . . This book definitely goes into my top ten’

  Milo, aged 10

  ‘A gripping read with many twists in the story. It is a mix of Fantastic Four and CHERUB. I recommended the book to some of my friends and, after they read it, they said that they loved it as well’

  Tom, aged 13

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  First published 2016

  This electronic edition published in 2016 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

  Copyright © Peter Jay Black 2016

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