We are thrilled to be sharing the trailer for James Ponti’s City Spies: City of the Dead, which releases on February 7th 2023, along with revealing his upcoming book tour!
In this fourth installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies go codebreaking in Cairo in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls.
A virtual launch event for the book will be occurring on February 6, 2023 at 5:00pm CT. Hosted by Blue Willow Bookshop, the event will feature Ponti in conversation with fellow middle-grade author Kelly Yang. Following this virtual launch, Ponti will be embarking on an 11-stop national and in-person tour, which can be found below the book trailer!
Read on to discover the full synopsis and book trailer with City Spies: City of the Dead available for pre-order.
Codename Kathmandu, better known as Kat, loves logic and order, has a favorite eight-digit number, and can spot a pattern from a mile away. So when a series of cyberattacks hits key locations in London while the spies are testing security for the British Museum, it’s clear that Kat’s skill for finding reason in what seems like randomness makes her the perfect candidate to lead the job.
And while the team follows the deciphered messages to Egypt and the ancient City of the Dead to discover who is behind the attacks and why, Kat soon realizes that there’s another layer to the mystery.
With more players, more clues, and involving higher levels of British Intelligence than ever before, this mission is one of the most complex that the group has faced to date. And it’s also going to bring about a change to the City Spies…
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 7:00pm ET
In conversation with Laurel Snyder
Hosted by Little Shop of Stories
133 E Court Square #A, Decatur, GA
Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:00pm ET
In conversation with Alan Gratz
Hosted by Malaprop’s
55 Haywood St, Asheville, NC
Friday, February 10, 2023 at 5:00pm ET
In conversation with Lauren Tarshis
Hosted by RJ Julia Booksellers
768 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT
Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 3:00pm ET
In conversation with Chris Grabenstein and Gordon Korman
Hosted by Books of Wonder
42 W. 17th Street, New York, NY
Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 1:00pm CT
In conversation with George Jreije
Off-site event hosted by The Novel Neighbor
St. Louis Public Library – Daniel Boone Branch
300 Clarkson Rd, Ellisville, MO 63011
Monday, February 13, 2023 at 7:00pm CT
In conversation with author Jacqueline West
Hosted by Wild Rumpus Books for Young Readers
2720 W 43rd St, Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 5:30pm ET
In conversation with Kwame Mbalia
Hosted by Quail Ridge Books
4209-100 Lassiter Mill Rd, Raleigh, NC
Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 10:30am ET
Hosted by Politics & Prose
5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC
Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 2:00pm ET
Hosted by The International Spy Museum
700 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington DC
Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 2:00pm ET
In conversation with Jerry Craft
Off-site event hosted by Writer’s Block Bookstore
Winter Park, FL
Saturday, March 4, 2023
North Texas Teen Book Festival
Irving Convention Center
500 W Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX
