En al kon ik me niet herinneren wie de vorige twee verhalen had gedaan, van haar had ik nog nooit gehoord. Inhoudelijk doet dit boek enorm denken aan De Moord op de Oriënt-Express van Je-Weet-Wel-Wie, Die Naam Hoeft Niet Eens Genoemd Te Worden. Three books in and I am always confident that I'm going to be in for the ride of a lifetime when I pick up an Adventures on Trains book. I also found that I sort of figured out who would die and then who did it reasonably fast - though I didn't get why as you don't get the hint til close to the reveal.

Murder on the Safari Star by M. G. Leonard - Pan Macmillan Murder on the Safari Star by M. G. Leonard - Pan Macmillan

It’s a super premise for a series of stand alone adventures, with Hal and train buff uncle travelling the world, and given its light tone, different locations and the challenge of solving the mystery before Hal, it’s a super read for kids. Fill this in if there is another file that closely matches this file (same edition, same file extension if you can find one), which people should use instead of this file. Discover great stories to spark the imagination of your reader when you sign up to hear more from Macmillan Children’s Books, publishers of Murder on the Safari Star, in the Macmillan Kids newsletter.A key part of that is Elisa Paganelli's gorgeous artwork that's allowed to spread throughout the book in a loose and rich style, filling pages with light and lovely detailed work. Murder on the Safari Star sees Hal and his Uncle Nat on board a train in Southern Africa, crossing from from Pretoria through Zimbabwe to the Victoria Falls on the edge of Zambia.

Murder on the Safari Star by M.G. Leonard, Sam Sedgman

These books ache with adventure and every single title is an utter delight, holding not only a very particular texture and characteristic of its own, but also being beautifully produced. There's such a lot here to latch onto - the adventure, the friendships, the trains (even if you're like me - these books make them interesting! The Adventures on Trains series is published in the UK and US by Macmillan, and is licensed to more than ten countries around the world, including the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Latin America, the Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Spain and Sweden. Niet alleen de spanning wordt per deel opgevoerd, ook het hoofdpersonage, Alex, ontwikkeld zich in elk boek steeds meer.

The Times Children's Book of the Week A brilliant adventure, packed with blackmail, red herrings and silver superliners! She spent her early career in the music industry running Setanta Records, an independent record label, and managing bands, most notably The Divine Comedy. Uncle Nat is taking Hal on the journey of a lifetime, travelling on the world-famous Safari Star from Pretoria to Victoria Falls.

Murder on the Safari Star: Adventures on Trains, Book 3 Murder on the Safari Star: Adventures on Trains, Book 3

Alleen Nicole verraste me op het einde nog even, want op mijn zeventiende was ik in elk geval niet zo daadkrachtig als zij (al heb ik ook nooit plannen gehad om business management op Harvard te gaan studeren, oké, kan ik het helpen). Een afgesloten ruimte in de vorm van een luxetrein waarop passagiers van allerlei slag en nationaliteiten zitten en waarvan er een op onverklaarbare wijze vermoord wordt. The third story in the addictive Adventures on Trains detective series — co-authored by Beetle Boy creator MG Leonard and loco-nerd Sam Sedgman — is the best yet and the first murder case. Because they are so grounded now in who they are, I'm always excited to see how they interact with a new cast of characters, and who Hal makes friends with next.De tekeningen, gemaakt door Elisa Paganelli, worden in het verhaal geplaatst als zijnde dat Alex ze zelf tekent. Het verhaal leest gemakkelijk weg, het taalgebruik is duidelijk en de illustraties maken het helemaal af. But the book also highlights the importance of conservation and the threat that safari animals face.