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Rob Aspinall

What if you woke up with deadly new spy skills?

That’s the startling reality for 16-year-old Lorna Walker, an unlikely heroine thrust into danger and intrigue. When a mysterious donor dies in hospital from a bullet wound, Lorna gets the heart transplant she desperately needs.

Yet her new heart comes with more than just a second chance. It brings strange memories, embarrassing new behaviours and lethal skills she can't explain.

Suddenly, Lorna's catapulted into a world of espionage and adventure. Caught in a full-blown identity crisis, she discovers her donor hid a strange object before his death. Soon, she’s the target of a deadly secret spy agency, with assassins on her tail and only her new killer instincts to rely on.

About the Truly Deadly series:

Embark on the first thrilling instalment of this action-packed YA series, filled with spies, assassins and relentless adventure. Journey with Lorna from the UK to Norway, Berlin, Alaska and beyond, as she battles through a high-octane, globe-trotting quest that will leave you breathless.

What listeners are saying:

“Lorna Walker is the female Jason Bourne, but with added fun.”

“Funny, gritty, imaginative, gripping.”

Strap yourself in for your next addictive adventure. Listen to Truly Deadly now.

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Rob Aspinall Books

Truly Deadly

Truly Deadly: Young Adult Spy Thriller

Meet the world's unlikeliest assassin.

Lorna Walker's got her new heart. But it came at a price.

She remembers another life. The life of an assassin.

And then there's the crazy new skills. Her donor died from a bullet wound.

Could they be his?

Just as Lorna is getting her life on track, she activates the list.

Now a secret agency wants her dead. They'll stop at nothing to silence her. And she'll do anything to survive.

You'll love this fast, funny, action-packed YA thriller series because it's full of spies, assassins and adventure.

About the series

From the UK to the US, Europe to Africa, the Far East and beyond, expect a fast, funny series readers are calling "CHERUB meets Bourne".

Truly Deadly (Lorna Walker #1)

When sassy teen Lorna inherits the heart of a dead assassin, she inherits a world of trouble. Hold on tight for the first in an action-packed YA spy thriller series.

Infinite Kill (Lorna Walker #2)

Carrying the scars from her first adventure, Lorna faces a destiny-shaping decision: Run and hide or stand and fight. Can she save thousands of innocents? Can she save herself?

World Will Fall (Lorna Walker #3)

Global disaster looms and Teen spy Lorna stands in the way. Brace yourself for a full-throttle blast. Things are about to get crazy. And you won't believe what's coming your way.

Made of Fire (Lorna Walker #4)

It's Lorna's 17th birthday. It might just be her last. A suicide mission to Mexico her special treat. The clock is ticking. She's left for dead. And in totally the wrong shoes.

Slave Nation (Lorna Walker #5)

A dark new world awaits us all. Lorna is alone except for some dangerous friends. Can they be trusted? The action goes global in one last epic thrill ride.

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Recommended for age 16+. Not for the faint-hearted.

Truly Deadly: The Complete Series: Books 1-5

Get ready to risk everything.
Lorna’s back, facing tough new questions, new levels of danger and emotional scars that cut deep.

There’s also her dangerous new travel companion, who might just kill her at any moment. And the fact she’s hated all over social media.

Meanhile, the sinister JPAC are planning a terrifying attack in Berlin, leaving Lorna with a destiny-shaping choice. Does she run and hide, or stand and fight? With thousands of lives at stake, her next move could decide everything.

Continue the thrilling adventure with the spy series listeners are calling “CHERUB meets Bourne.”

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Infinite Kill: Young Adult Spy Thriller

So I’m officially dead. 

An all-you-can-eat worm food buffet.

Only I’m not. Just between you and me, I’m alive and on the run.

New questions. New dangers. New scars that cut more than skin deep.

First, there’s my new travel companion. A borderline psychopath I suspect will try and kill me any moment. Second, the fact that I’m hated (totally unfairly) all over the internet. Third, the evil empire known as JPAC. 

They’re out there. Planning something big. Something terrible that puts us all eyeballs deep in the dog doo.

So do I stay low and keep running? Or risk everything and fight back?

Whatever I do next, it’s going to determine the rest of my (potentially very short) life. 

It could decide your fate too.

So strap yourself in and brace both bum cheeks. Whatever happens, it’s gonna get messy.

Recommended for age 16+ (Contains violence. Not for the faint hearted. )

Infinite Kill

Can one girl save the world?

Team up with Lorna Walker on her most epic adventure yet. The stakes are sky-high. The enemies crazy-dangerous. And the consequences for the world, catastrophic.

The chief suspect in a terror attack she prevented, Lorna undergoes intense superspy training before infiltrating the criminal underworld to fund her campaign against the evil JPAC.

The sinister agency about to unleash a terrifying new super-weapon on the global population. Yet as she enters the lion’s den to confront arch-nemesis, Nathan, no one can foresee the dangers that await.

World Will Fall will take you on a white-knuckle ride of adrenaline-fueled action. Packed with twists, turns and humour, let Lorna guide you on a globe-trotting mission to save the world.

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World Will Fall: Young Adult Spy Thriller

Outnumbered. Outgunned. Outsmarted.

Eyeballs deep in the brown sticky stuff.

Chief suspect in a terror attack we actually prevented.

Well that’s just the start. Wait until you get a load of what comes next.

First, there’s two weeks of pure hell in the Austrian hills, aka superspy training. Second, a memory from Philippe’s past that’ll rip your heart out. Third, we’re going undercover in the world of the mega-rich and super-dangerous.

Fourth, the next mission in the fight against JPAC, halfway around the world, a gazillion stories up.

And finally, we’ll be wrapping up our little suicide tour with a trip to the evil empire’s Alaskan lair, where our friends at JPAC have built themselves a lovely little contraption that could mean the end of the world.

Oh and there’s something even worse lurching into view around the next corner.

Something truly terrifying.

You won’t believe what’s coming our way. All I can say is run. And if you dare…jump.

Recommended for age 16+ (Contains violence. Not for the faint hearted. )

World Will Fall

Left for dead in totally the wrong shoes.

Lorna's 17th birthday could be her last.

Since the destruction of the deadly Spider's Web in Alaska, things have been going well for she and Philippe.

Working as a team, they're taking JPAC down, one piece at a time. But a new boss at the helm spells fresh danger for the pair. Fresh hell, too.

Stranded in one of the most dangerous places on Earth, Lorna must use all her grit and wit to survive.

But with the clock ticking, she'll also have to escort a mysterious JPAC defector to safety too.

Easier said than done when everyone wants you dead.

From Dubai to New York, Uzbekistan to Mexico, Made of Fire will keep you on the edge of your seat - and then knock you firmly off it.

Recommended for ages 16+. Not for the faint-hearted. Read books 1-3 first.

Made of Fire

Refuse. Resist. Rebel.

With the world on the brink of chaos and JPAC ready to play their ultimate hand, Lorna is about to make some very deadly new friends. And some even deadlier enemies.

Join Lorna for one last thrill-ride in the fifth and final instalment of the explosive Truly Deadly series.

Contains violence and bad language. Not for the faint-hearted. Read books 1-4 first.

Truly Deadly - The book series

Truly Deadly - The book series

Truly Deadly books in order

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