The Prisoner

Henderson's Boys Series

Author: Robert Muchamore

Book 5 in the Henderson's Boys series

Pages: 362

Published: 2012

Age: 14+

JUNE 1943:
Marc Kilgour, one of Henderson's best agents, is imprisoned in a brutal German labour camp and living on starvation rations in Frankfurt.

A vital mission awaits him in France - if he can find a way to escape. Fearing that he'll be unable to survive the coming winter, he plots a daring escape with three bunkmates, utilising a set of forged record cards. This could be Kilgour's ticket to freedom, but might just as easily become his death warrant.

About the Henderson's Boys Series

Books in series order

  1. 1.The Escape(2009)
  2. 2.Eagle Day(2009)
  3. 3.Secret Army(2010)
  4. 4.Grey Wolves(2011)
  5. 5.The Prisoner(2012)
  6. 6.One Shot Kill(2012)
  7. 7.Scorched Earth(2013)

Reading age: 14+ years

This series should be read in order.

Find out how the CHERUB organisation came to be, with Robert Muchamore's thrilling prequel series "Henderson's Boys". This series of young adult espionage novels follows Charles Henderson, the creator of the modern-day CHERUB organisation, which employs young teenagers to infiltrate gangs and terrorist cells and foil their evil plots. Set in the 1940s, the world of "Henderson's Boys" is rougher and more dangerous than in CHERUB. Instead of drug dealers and terrorists, the enemy is a brutal Nazi regime that will torture and kill young agents without hesitation if they are captured.

This series features Charles Henderson, the hero and founder of CHERUB, and his first ragtag team of teenage spies. Fans of the two CHERUB series will be fascinated to learn about the origins of the organisation, as well as discovering what the acronym actually CHERUB stands for and how the organisation's logo was designed. And, of course, there are plenty of dangerous missions and thrilling adventures to be had!