illustrated by John Aggs, was released on 4 August 2012 by Hodder Children's Books. Audio book A 3-CD audiobook was released in the UK on 21 September 2006, read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. Critical reception The Recruit received generally good reviews, and was nominated for eight awards, seven of which it won. The Sunday Express described the book as "punchy, exciting, glamorous and, what's more, you'll completely wish it was true". Awards References External links for the UK edition for the US edition CHERUB novels 2004 British novels Hodder & Stoughton books Eco-terrorism in fiction Anthrax in fiction 2004 debut novels