The Highland Falcon Thief

Name: The Highland Falcon Thief
Brand: Pan Macmillan
SKU: 9781529013061
Price: 11.47 EUR
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★★★★★

4.28 (1,860 ratings by Goodreads)

English

By (author): M. G. Leonard Sam Sedgman

Illustrated by: Elisa Paganelli

Winner of the Book of the Year, Children's Fiction at The British Book Awards
Winner of the Books are My Bag Readers Award, Children's Fiction
Shortlisted for the FCBG Children's Book Award

Adventures on Trains is a major mystery series for young readers, from bestselling authors M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman. Beautifully illustrated by Elisa Paganelli.

First stop is The Highland Falcon Thief, a breathless train journey full of deceptions, puzzles and clues to solve.

Harrison Beck and his Uncle Nat are enjoying the final journey of the Highland Falcon, Britain's most famous steam train. But when a precious jewel goes missing, Harrison and his new friend Lenny find themselves at the centre of the investigation. Can they solve the mystery and catch the culprit before they reach the end of the line?

Hear whispers in the dining car, find notes in the library and unknown passengers among the luggage, as you help Harrison solve the mystery aboard one of the world's grandest trains.

The Highland Falcon Thief can be read as a stand-alone novel, or enjoyed as part of the Adventures on Trains series. Join Hal and Uncle Nat on the next stops in this thrilling series, Kidnap on the California Comet and Murder on the Safari Star.

Praise for the Series:

'Like Murder on the Orient Express but better!' Frank Cottrell-Boyce on The Highland Falcon Thief

'A thrilling and hugely entertaining adventure story' David Walliams on The Highland Falcon Thief

'A first class choo-choo-dunnit!' David Solomons on Kidnap on the California Comet

'A high-speed train journey worth catching . . .The best yet' The Times on Murder on the Safari Star

'This series just gets better and better' Maz Evans on Danger at Dead Man's Pass

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Product Details

Weight: 274g
Dimensions: 130 x 197mm
Publication Date: 30 Jan 2020
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Age Group: Ages 9-11
ISBN13: 9781529013061

About M. G. LeonardSam Sedgman

M.G. Leonard has made up stories since she was a girl but back then adults called them lies or tall tales and she didnt write them down. As a grown up her favourite things to create stories about are beetles birds and trains. Her books have been translated into over forty languages and won many awards. She is the vice president of the insect charity Buglife and a founding author of Authors4Oceans. She lives in Brighton with her husband two sons a dog called Nell and a variety of exotic beetles.Sam Sedgman is a bestselling author and presenter. Before writing stories for children he worked as a playwright journalist and digital producer and founded a company making murder mystery treasure hunts for adventurous Londoners. Written with his friend M. G. Leonard The Highland Falcon Thief was Sams first book for young readers. A lifelong fan of puzzles games and detective fiction he grew up with a railway at the bottom of his garden and has been mad about trains ever since. He lives in London.Elisa Paganelli was born in Italy and since childhood hasn't been able to resist the smell of paper and pencils. She graduated from the European Institute of Design in Turn and worked in advertising as well as running an award-winning design shop and studio. She now collaborates as a freelance designer with publishers and advertising agencies all over the world including designing and illustrating The House With Chicken Legs and the Travels of Ermine series.