Adventures on Trains #02: Kidnap on the California Comet

Adventures on Trains #02: Kidnap on the California Comet
M G Leonard, Elisa Paganelli, Sam Sedgman
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Paperback
h197 x 130mm - 256pg
3 Sep 2020 UK
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9781529013085
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Board the California Comet and help Harrison Beck to solve another heart-stopping mystery in the second Adventures on Trains story, Kidnap on the California Comet, from the bestselling authors M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman. After the excitement of his adventures aboard the Highland Falcon Thief, Harrison Beck can' t wait for the opportunity to go on another amazing train journey. So when his Uncle Nat invites him aboard the California Comet, the iconic three-day train journey from Chicago to San Francisco, he leaps at the chance to travel. But when the daughter of billionaire entrepreneur August Reza goes missing en route, Hal finds himself with another mystery to solve. Can he uncover the kidnapper before the journey' s end? An adrenaline-fuelled journey across America from bestselling authors M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman in the second mystery adventure in the major Adventures on Trains series. ' A chuffing triumph' The Times Children' s Book of the Week on The Highland Falcon Thief

Adventures on Trains #01: Highland Falcon Thief, The - (not currently available)
#02: Kidnap on the California Comet
#03: Murder on the Safari Star
#04: Danger at Dead Man's Pass
#05: Sabotage on the Solar Express
#06: The Arctic Railway Assassin

A slick and super-satisfying sequel with kidnap, card tricks and the coolest train carriage ever! -- Ross Montgomery, author of Perijee and Me With the Highland Falcon Thief, M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman bring the classic mystery on a train bang up to date with a carriage-load of wit and suspense -- Ross Welford, author of Time Travelling with a Hamster on The Highland Falcon Thief I have a station announcement: their collaboration is a chuffing triumph. Fans of Agatha Christie, or, more recently, Robin Stevens and Katherine Woodfine, should adore this mystery which makes a steam trail all of its own. -- Alex O' Connell * The Times Children' s Book of the Week *
M. G. Leonard is the internationally bestselling author of the Battle of the Beetles trilogy and the non-fiction companion, The Beetle Collector' s Handbook. Beetle Boy won the Branford Boase award and has been translated into thirty-seven languages worldwide. She is a beetle expert and lives in Brighton with her husband and two sons. Sam Sedgman is a novelist, playwright and award-winning digital producer. His work has been performed internationally and shortlisted for the Courtyard Theatre award. Written with his friend, M. G. Leonard, the bestselling The Highland Falcon Thief was Sam' s first book for children. He lives in London and is a lifelong train and mystery enthusiast.
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ISBN-13: 9781529013085
Published: 3 Sep 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback
Height: 197mm
Width: 130mm
Pages: 256

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