In this second book of the middle-grade Adventures on Trains series, amateur sleuth Hal Beck travels to the U.S. with his uncle to ride a famous train--the California Comet--and stumbles on a new mystery to solve, in M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman's Kidnap on the California Comet...
After his adventure on the Highland Falcon, amateur sleuth Hal Beck is excited to embark on another journey with his journalist uncle. This time, they're set to ride the historic California Comet from Chicago to San Francisco. Hal mostly keeps to himself on the trip, feeling homesick and out of place in America. But he soon finds himself drawn into another mystery when the young daughter of a billionaire tech entrepreneur goes missing! Along with new friends--spunky 13-year-old Mason and his younger sister, Hadley--Hal races against the clock to find the missing girl before the California Comet reaches its final destination.| ISBN: | 9781250802712 |
| Publication date: | 22nd February 2022 |
| Author: | M G Leonard, Sam Sedgman |
| Illustrator: | Elisa Paganelli |
| Publisher: | Square Fish |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Series: | Adventures on Trains |
| Genres: |
Crime & Mystery |
It’s about a special someone being kidnapped.
Harrison Beck (Hal) the main character in the story, has to work out who the kidnapper is. In the last book (The Highland Falcon Thief), he solved a mystery which was about stealing. He’s smart, kind and talented at drawing. He solves the mysteries by sketching every little detail of his journey on the train. He has an uncle who helps him solve the mystery. His Uncle Nat has a bunch of watches down his arm so he can tell the time in different countries. He has a friend called Zola who likes Hal’s drawings.
Mason and Hadley are two very smart people. They don’t come in the story until later on. Mason does voice impressions and Hadley does magic tricks.... Read Full Review