And that is the only benefit owing to Colfer's latest. Still, I take umbrage at being a true fan in the middle who gets the smack. And this may be Colfer snickering at Hollywood and American audiences. I know that Hollywood would've ruined Artemis Fowl (making it into a pieced together mess). But being so vacuous, it should really do well with American audiences. I'm not convinced this was all written by Colfer. If this book were a movie would you go see it? When the announcer said, 'Audible hopes.' As a fan of Colfer's novels, I kept hoping for things to turn around. He could have done a better job by being more considerate of his fans and not pieced together old fiction. What could Eoin Colfer have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you? This was Fagan as an insane assasin who's training the Artful Dodger meeting up with Dr. Is there anything you would change about this book? He is determined to track Riley down and use the timekey in Chevie's possession to make his way back to Victorian London where he can literally change the world. Garrick is now not only evil, but he also possesses all of the scientist's knowledge. Together Riley and Chevie must evade Garrick, who has been fundamentally altered by his trip through the wormhole.

In modern London, Riley is helped by Chevron Savano, a 19-year-old FBI agent sent to London as punishment after a disastrous undercover, anti-terrorist operation in Los Angeles.

Riley is unwittingly transported via wormhole to modern-day London, followed closely by Garrick.

Riley is saved from having to commit the grisly act when the intended victim turns out to be a scientist from the future, part of the FBI's Witness Anonymous Relocation Program (WARP). On one such escapade, Garrick brings his reluctant apprentice along and urges him to commit his first killing. Riley, a teen orphan boy living in Victorian London, has had the misfortune of being apprenticed to Albert Garrick, an illusionist who has fallen on difficult times and now uses his unique conjuring skills to gain access to victims' dwellings.

The Reluctant Assassin by Eoin Colfer