This hilarious festive adventure is brilliantly written by internationally bestselling authors and children’s literacy advocates Greg James and Chris Smith and illustrated by Emily Jones.

Santa Claus… kindly old man with a flying sleigh, who delivers presents to kids each Christmas Eve . . ? OR a cool, suave super-spy?

In this story, he’s both! Discover how Santa Claus gets recruited by the Secret Service one dark and cold December as their newest secret agent, Treble-Ho Seven. The world is in danger and all the normal spies are out of action. Who are you gonna call? Who else but a guy with his own flying sleigh and the ability to enter any super-villain’s lair down the chimney!

Joining Santa on his epic mission are his number one fans Robin and Ivy Winter. Armed with exploding sprouts and smoke-grenade crackers, will they be able to rescue the super-spies AND save Christmas?

About the Author

Greg James likes to think of himself as a celebrated radio presenter, author and legend. Your kids might have read one of his children’s books. Chances are either Kid Normal or The Twits Next Door as they’re the ones that sold well. If not, you might well have heard him on Radio 1 where he has been since 2007 and on the prestigious Breakfast Show since 2018. As well as all this and enjoying faffing about online and on the TV, he hosts many podcasts. Some might say too many. They include Tailenders and The Fast and the Curious. And in the summer of 2025, he was presented with an honorary doctorate by the University of York for his service to dead ducks. Greg lives with his wife, Bella Mackie (a much more successful and talented author), and their dog, Barney (not yet an author but it’s only a matter of time), in a house somewhere in the world.

Chris is a bestselling author, an award-winning broadcaster, an international number one recording artist (kind of) and a former champion bellringer (seriously). He is the author of the New Famous Five series and the fantasy adventure Frankie Best Hates Quests. Chris is also the co-creator of The Twits Next Door and the Kid Normal series. He’s a campaigner to keep kids reading and an ambassador for the National Literacy Trust. As a broadcaster Chris delivered the news to millions of listeners on BBC Radio. His best-known bulletin is probably the one sampled by George Michael and used on the song Outside. Chris grew up in Northamptonshire which is where the bellringing comes in. He also likes Tolkien, Legend of Zelda games and Moomins.