What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

I read the book in primary school and the book was already on a classroom shelf so could’ve been released earlier in the 2000s. It was a modern setting so could’ve been quite current at the time. As far as I recall, the book had a white background with black and orange text and a silhouette on the cover that was possibly someone running. The book had a male protagonist who was only a teen as far as I remember. I think it had some spy elements - perhaps the parents or the son but there was definitely a mystery element to the story. I have a feeling I found this book a few years back and learned that it was the first in a series, but I could be wrong. Any ideas? Thank you!

The plot sounds like Addison Cooke and the Treasure of the Incas...only that just came out in 2017. The cover sounds like Roland Smith's IQ series, but none of them seem to take place with Incas.

Could it be Anthony Horowitz's Evil Star?

Evil Star by Anthony Horowitz - Kelly's suggestion

Longshot: City of the Beasts

While all of these sound great, I’ve read up on each and unfortunately it isn’t any of them. Thank you for the suggestions!

Perhaps: Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz ? His uncle was a spy but gets killed and Alex(the main character) takes over after finding out about the whole spy thing.

Stormbreaker the click for Linda's suggestion.

Thank you all for the suggestions! I'm not entirely sure just yet (am going to order a copy just to make sure) but I think the book I'm searching for could be Invisible City! The cover certainly looks familiar to me!

Here's the Google Books preview of Invisible City by M.G. Harris:

https://books.google.com/books?id=8Hn... There are different cover images.

The paperback cover, I meant!

The Lost Falls of Orellana by Elwy Yost?

Also called 'Secret of the Lost Empire'Elwy Yost

Secret of the Lost Empire for the link to Capn's suggestion.

(Thanks, Rainbowheart!)