I enjoyed Max Cassidy: Escape from Shadow Island by Paul Adams. It had a little bit of Alex Rider, and it reminded me a little bit of First Shot by Sorrels. Only fourteen years old, Max is the world's foremost escape artist. Chained, handcuffed, locked in an airtight water tank, there's nothing he can't get himself out of. He learned the art from his father—a man who just two years ago was murdered, and Max's mother went to jail for the crime.
Now a mysterious man has shown up backstage after one of Max's shows, telling Max that not only is his mother innocent, but his father is still alive. He can provide only one clue: a slip of paper with eight digits written on it. It is this clue that will lead Max from his home in London to the exotic and deadly Central American country of Santo Domingo and the impenetrable fortress on the sinister Isla de Sombra.
There is a cliffhanger at the end, leading to sequels, I'm sure. It's not a frustrating ending, though. It was a fun adventure read.
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