SuitabookDeep End (Special Agents, #1)
Sam Hutton
- Reading
- Consider checking in around the shooting and its aftermath, then let the reader set the pace for discussing the family’s losses. You could also talk about how Maddie’s new work differs from her former ambition.
- Themes
- Maddie’s changed ambitions: After being injured in the attack, Maddie’s career as a dancer is described as over; she joins her father’s squad as a trainee. The contrast between Maddie’s former ambition and her new work raises a question of how she finds direction after a major change.
- Teenagers doing police work: Maddie, Alex and Danny are teenagers working with a police squad; their first assignment concerns a diamond heist. The premise centres young characters in investigative work, but how their responsibilities and risks are treated remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- A shooting leaves Maddie injured, her mother dead and her father using a wheelchair. These are significant forms of violence, bereavement and family upheaval; how graphically or extensively they are depicted is unclear.