Jimmy Coates is a series of children's books written by the English author Joe Craig. The books have been published in many countries and became widely available in the United States for the first time in 2013. The books are mostly set in the fictional dictatorship of the "Neo-Democratic State of Great Britain".

Series

Characters

Protagonists

Antagonists

USA release

Shortly after the UK publication, Craig's first book was released in the United States under the title Jimmy Coates: Assassin but withdrawn shortly afterwards. During its short release, it was selected for, among others, the Lone Star reading list in Texas and the New York Public Libraries 'Books for the Teen Age' list. The whole series was released for the first time in the USA across 2014 and 2015 by Open Road Media.

Critical reception

The Independent wrote of the first book: "Few books have the power to drag young boys away from their Xbox or Wii but I've seen the Jimmy Coates series in action – Super Mario is no match for this schoolboy assassin." It was described by School Library Association as "Packed full of shocks and surprises, high-octane action sequences, constant dangers and near-miss escapes from death, this is an at-a-sitting read for Bond and Rider fans everywhere. With bags of film potential..." It was a finalist for the 2006 Manchester Book Award, and won the Bolton Children's Book Award 2006.