Max’s Undercover Adventure by Wendy Leighton-Porter

Max’s Undercover Adventure

Shadows from the Past Book 12

by Wendy Leighton-Porter.

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Max the talking Tonkinese cat has his fourth solo adventure in this spin-off short story to accompany the Shadows from the Past series.
Max is snatched from his home in the middle of the night and spirited away to a secret location. There, in the company of other animals, he is put through exhausting physical exercises and tough endurance tests – a true nightmare for the comfort-loving cat. But who are the shadowy figures in charge and why has he been taken to their training camp? Will Max discover the truth about his mysterious undercover adventure?

“A brilliant children’s adventure short story… and the perfect companion to read before picking up The Shadow of The Tudor Rose, the next book in the Shadows from the Past Series. The Guardians of Time have requested Max’s presence. What do they want with him now?”

READERS’ FAVORITE BOOK REVIEWS

“Max is not a brave cat by nature and it’s always fun to see him thrown into situations where he has to rise past that and be the hero we know he can be… If I look at the series as a whole so far, the doom and gloom factor is going up (as well it should be when things get more dangerous), so the Max stories have appeared at just the right moment to provide light between the shadows.”

K. C. FINN, author

“Max’s secret agent skills are stretched to the limit when he gets teamed up with a pouting female French Bulldog, code-named Fifibelle, and a beautiful horse, Maxima, also known as ‘Unicorn’, in a training camp for budding 007s. More of a Johnny English than a James Bond, Max, appropriately called ‘009 Lives’, takes his team-mates and the reader on a hilarious caper to maintain his reputation with the Guardians of Time.” DR OLIVER EADE, author

“I have grown quite fond of Max – he has become one of my favourite fictional cats.” IONA CARROLL, author

K. C. FINN, author

A Word from the Author

Who is 009 Lives? Max the talking Tonkinese is in for the shock of his life when he is catnapped from outside his own house, bundled into a van and driven off to a secret destination. Horrified to discover that he has been brought there by the Guardians of Time, along with a whole zoo’s worth of other animals, to be put through rigorous training, Max is even more perturbed to learn that his previous exploits in the Shadows from the Past series are already well known to this mysterious group of beings who have control over the annals of history. With his new codename – 009 Lives, Max is being prepared for further time-travelling journeys and is warned that things are about to get more dangerous. Despite his clumsy and, at times, hilarious antics, Max manages to impress the people in charge at the camp and gains Special Agent status. At the end of the story, we find out that the unwitting feline is already being lined up for his next mission.

The twelfth book in the Shadows from the Past series is Max’s fourth solo adventure. and these shorter stories provide a break from the main adventures, bringing lighter moments of humour for young readers. This book is also a good way to help children understand how individuals can work together to solve problems, if they accept their differences and cooperate with one another. Max’s Undercover Adventure adds to the overall plot of the series as we begin to understand that Max is, in fact, the true hero of all the adventures, and it leaves us wondering what’s in store for him as the rest of the series unfolds.

(Wendy Leighton-Porter, 2021)