"Overall, this is an entertaining and action packed book that will engage young readers who like to experience the frisson of danger along with some challenging riddles to solve."

The LetterPress Project has reviewed J.D. Welch's gripping young adult code-cracking book to challenge minds young and old, The Darwin Code.

In her book The Darwin Code J.D. Welch uses her love of science and puzzles to help her characters try to solve two mysteries whilst also delivering an interesting and understandable insight into human genetics. Set against a backdrop of the streets and colleges of Oxford, a story of intrigue and suspense unfolds. When young Ben Baxter and his mother Sue escape from a horrific ordeal, their lives remain in danger as they race to prevent a deadly poison being launched. For Ben, this also brings the opportunity to discover the answer to a very important question; who is his father?

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