The first instalment was published by Mercier Press in Ireland. The second instalment was published by Omitch Press in Brisbane.
'Bored at her conventional Dublin school, Jess Leclair is thrilled to be offered a place at Theruse Abbey, the training ground for the top secret PEP (Planet Earth Protection) Squad. During her first term Jess quickly makes friends with her room-mate, extreme-sport loving Emily Harris, and the Sykes twins, Ben and Matt. Together they learn the necessary skills to become world-class spies: lock-picking, creating disguises, abseiling, foreign languages and combat training. At the end of their first-year the teenagers are promised an easy first mission, but faced with armed guards, a complex security system, an evil genius and a traitor in their midst the trainee spies must save the day or die trying.' (Source: Author's website)
'There’s a hostile three seats to your left, and we’re trying to get you somewhere safe. Do exactly as I say.
'An altercation with a gunman on a French beach leaves fledgling P.E.P. Squad agent Jess Leclair scarred. Things get worse when she returns to Theruse Abbey and fails her start of year physical. Entering freshman year on probation, Jess has to master seven languages, tackle obstacle courses that would make an SAS recruit cry, and cope with the ever moody Krivan as a lab partner.
'When a rival spy agency abducts Agent Krivlyakaev, it is up to Jess and Krivan to use all their spy skills and ingenuity to do what fully fledged P.E.P. Squad agents do best – go into enemy territory and bring their target back alive.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.