Help me find a book from my youth.

August 14, 2008 12:58 PM

Obscure book filter (and I mean really obscure)!

Here are the few items that I remember about it:

- I read it while going to a Belgian grade school, it is a children's book.

- I read the book in French, not sure if it was originally in French or was a translation.

- I cant remember what grade I was in but I read it sometime in between 1990 and 1993.

- The protagonist was a young boy, it was some sort of police thriller. At one point a tracking device was put in his shoe that allowed his protectors to find and save him.

- I believe the antagonist was named "Mr Palis" I remember that he met his demise falling out a window onto a palisade which I remember thinking was a ridiculous play on words.

- Part of this final show down took place in a school chemistry lab and someone flung acid or something at someone else.

That's all I've got. I know its not much to go on but if anyone can figure out what book I'm thinking about you'll earn lots of "cool" points!

posted by prk14 to media & arts (3 comments total)

"Public Enemy Number Two" by Anthony Horowitz
posted by le morte de bea arthur at 1:06 PM on August 14, 2008

"Public Enemy Number Two" by Anthony Horowitz

Seconded. I found this by googling "Mr. Palis."
posted by chiababe at 1:17 PM on August 14, 2008

You'd think I would have thought to do that. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
posted by prk14 at 1:19 PM on August 14, 2008