Operation Red Jericho Quick Review

            In Operation Red Jericho, written by Joshua Mowll, the perilous adventure of Doug and Becca McKenzie is told, every page pulling you deeper into Shanghai, 1920. Doug and Becca have been trying to find the secret to their parents' disappearance for a while, but are spurred closer to their answer when they are sent to live with their Uncle, Captain Fitzroy McKenzie, aboard his ship, The Expedient. They find out that their parents had worked for a secret organization, The Honorable Guild of Specialists, and had gotten tangled up in dangerous business with pirates and a dangerous chemical. In the hands of the vicious Chinese warlord, Sheng-Fat, it could destroy China's entire economy. They are on a mission to find out more about their missing parents and unknowingly to save many of Sheng-Fat's prisoners. This story was intriguing from the very beginning with the troublesome siblings in a new place in a new home. The characters were very well developed, with very defined personalities and characteristics. The plot was relatively straight forward, but with the many interesting settings and the complicated situation with the perilous chemical, it was a bit hard to follow at times. The book provided very interesting and helpful graphics to visualize what was happening. Overall, if you are an adventure fanatic with a taste for history, then this book is strongly recommended for you.