Blackman: Double Cross
January 6th, 2010 by Alison
- Blackman: Double Cross
Double Cross Malorie Blackman
A book I read recently which I enjoyed was “Double Cross” by Malorie Blackman. Double Cross is the fourth book in the series of “Noughts and Crosses”. I enjoyed this book because it was exciting and there was always something interesting happening.
The main characters in the book are Callie Rose and Tobey. At the end of the third book Callie’s grandmother was killed in a bomb attack at the Isis Hotel and everyone assumes it was a terrorist that did it. Callie is the only one who knows the truth. She made the bomb because she worked for her uncle Jude who was head of the Liberation Militia (A nought terrorist group). She was planning to go to the hotel and set off the bomb but when her grandmother found out she took the bomb instead. The bomb went off and Callie’s grandmother and Uncle Jude were killed.
Double Cross carries on from there and Callie believes her uncle escaped from the Hotel and wasn’t killed. She thinks he will come after her for trying to kill him as the man who was identified was someone called Robert Powers and not Jude McGregor. Later, Callie found out that Robert Powers was an alias he used. Meanwhile, Callie’s boyfriend, Tobey has got involved with Alex McAuley (A drug dealer) and is asked to deliver parcels for him. The parcels contain drugs and when Tobey delivered the wrong one to a customer, McAuley wasn’t happy and tried to shoot him when he was at the park with Callie. Instead of shooting Tobey, McAuley got Callie instead and put her in a coma for a few months. Callie’s mother Sephy blamed Tobey for her daughter getting shot and told him that he couldn’t see her any more. Whilst Callie was in her coma, Tobey said he was going to get whoever was responsible. He spent weeks trying to get information from McAuley and the Dowd’s and when he got what he needed, he made sure that McAuley’s shipments never got delivered to him and tried to put him out of business. When Callie woke up, Tobey was there in the hospital with her but she couldn’t remember what had happened. Tobey eventually got his revenge on McAuley. Callie and him moved on with their lives.
In conclusion, I enjoyed this book very much and would recommend it.
Natalie ( St. Ninians High School)
The main characters in the book are Callie Rose and Tobey. At the end of the third book Callie’s grandmother was killed in a bomb attack at the Isis Hotel and everyone assumes it was a terrorist that did it. Callie is the only one who knows the truth. She made the bomb because she worked for her uncle Jude who was head of the Liberation Militia (A nought terrorist group). She was planning to go to the hotel and set off the bomb but when her grandmother found out she took the bomb instead. The bomb went off and Callie’s grandmother and Uncle Jude were killed.
Double Cross carries on from there and Callie believes her uncle escaped from the Hotel and wasn’t killed. She thinks he will come after her for trying to kill him as the man who was identified was someone called Robert Powers and not Jude McGregor. Later, Callie found out that Robert Powers was an alias he used. Meanwhile, Callie’s boyfriend, Tobey has got involved with Alex McAuley (A drug dealer) and is asked to deliver parcels for him. The parcels contain drugs and when Tobey delivered the wrong one to a customer, McAuley wasn’t happy and tried to shoot him when he was at the park with Callie. Instead of shooting Tobey, McAuley got Callie instead and put her in a coma for a few months. Callie’s mother Sephy blamed Tobey for her daughter getting shot and told him that he couldn’t see her any more. Whilst Callie was in her coma, Tobey said he was going to get whoever was responsible. He spent weeks trying to get information from McAuley and the Dowd’s and when he got what he needed, he made sure that McAuley’s shipments never got delivered to him and tried to put him out of business. When Callie woke up, Tobey was there in the hospital with her but she couldn’t remember what had happened. Tobey eventually got his revenge on McAuley. Callie and him moved on with their lives.
In conclusion, I enjoyed this book very much and would recommend it.
Natalie ( St. Ninians High School)