Book 3 in the Adventures on trains series and they just keep getting better IMHO. This instalment finds Hal and his Uncle in Africa and investigating, yes, you guessed it a murder.

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

Thuli Madonsela speaks about the importance of SA's political future in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. All-aboard for the third amazing journey in the bestselling Adventures on Trains series, Murder on the Safari Star, from M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, illustrated throughout by Elisa Paganelli. Niet alleen de spanning wordt per deel opgevoerd, ook het hoofdpersonage, Alex, ontwikkeld zich in elk boek steeds meer. Door wat hij mee maakt tijdens de treinreizen krijgt hij ervaring in het oplossen van zaken. Zijn kennis en ervaring neemt hij dan ook telkens mee naar een volgende treinreis. Het personage blijft zich door ontwikkelen en dat is erg prettig.We also got a teeeeeeeny sneak peek at the next book and I think it will be another corker – I’m liking the set up already.

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

But the book also highlights the importance of conservation and the threat that safari animals face. never though a children’s mystery series set on trains would become a comfort read for me and yet here we are… I felt that this was a little more contrived than the first two, but only in the sense that the crime feels a little engineered. Which is forgivable, as I doubt the series would work if Hal and Nat just went for a plain old train ride 😉 Aside from all that, it was great to see Hal work his magic on another mystery. And also to see a friend that was less than convinced (at least at first!) by his snooping, and to see a detective who respects his skills. It was fun watching Hal try to work through it all. There was even a scene where his Uncle Nat helped him to reconstruct the crime to try to find answers. It was adorable. This time, Hal and his uncle Nat were traveling in Safari Star, a luxurious safari train in South Africa. And for the first time on his detective career, Hal had a murder case.I wasn't sure if I was going to be dropping this series as the second book was so mediocre, but thankfully after a rough start this story gave us a really intriguing, twisty mystery that I could not work out, but made sense when all the clues were pieced together. Waar de Dader op het spoor boeken goed in zijn, is de enorme spanning, mysterie en de plottwisten. Al vanaf het begin van het boek weet je, door de vorige delen, dat er iets gaat gebeuren. Hierdoor ga je alvast nadenken wat er zou kunnen gebeuren en wie hiermee te maken kan hebben. Algauw wordt duidelijk dat het om een moord gaat en ga je meedenken over wie de dader kan zijn. Leonard en Sedgman weten je hierbij telkens op een 'verkeerd spoor' te zetten. Het blijft hierdoor spannend en het plot was weer een verassing. The main reason we love this series is that it's a mystery on a train - and this one does not disappoint. The mystery in this can be rather baffling at first but as Hal figures more things out, I really felt myself start to become a detective. Having said that, I still wasn't sure what the outcome would be, or who was behind it all, and I think Leonard & Sedgman played the game very well in leading me off certain character scents. Sam Sedgman is a novelist, playwright and award-winning digital producer. His work has been performed internationally and shorltisted for the Courtyard Theatre award. Written with his friend, M.G. Leonard, The Highland Falcon Thief is Sam's first book for children. He lives in London and is a lifelong train and mystery enthusiast.

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Wat hierbij nog een leuk detail is, is dat Alex ook zijn tekenkwaliteiten ontwikkeld. De tekeningen, gemaakt door Elisa Paganelli, worden in het verhaal geplaatst als zijnde dat Alex ze zelf tekent. Hij gebruikt deze tekeningen onder andere om de zaken op te lossen. In Gevaar op safari krijgt Alex voor kerst ander tekenmateriaal waar hij tijdens de treinreis mee gaat oefenen. Door alle ontwikkelingen in de spanning en in het hoofdpersonage is het boek erg prettig om te lezen. Book Genre: Adventure, Animals, Childrens, Contemporary, Crime, ers, Fiction, Middle Grade, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, rs, Thriller 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. I’d like to thank netgalley and publishers for allowing me the opportunity to read an advanced ebook I have this book and it's brilliant. Although it is meant for younger children, it is great for older readers as well.

Murder on the Safari Star by MG Leonard and Sam Sedgman

Since their first book I have been hooked to this mystery train series. I really enjoyed their latest book because I liked how the book is written. All the characters are likable and interesting. The authors make it easy to become hooked. They have the main protagonist solve the crime along with a fresh new character who becomes a trusted friend to Hal. I like the fact that a new likable character is put in to the book, this way you don´t have all the characters repeating with each new book. 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. 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. Feitelijk heeft het nog lang geduurd voor Leonard & Sedgman er zich aan waagden, maar goed, de concurrentie is - eh - moordend, natuurlijk. M. G. Leonard is a writer of books, poems and screenplays. She has a first-class honours degree in English literature and an MA in Shakespeare Studies from Kings College London. She works as a freelance Digital Media Producer for clients such as the National Theatre, and Harry Potter West End, and previously worked as a Senior Digital Producer at the National Theatre, the Royal Opera House and Shakespeare’s Globe. She spent her early career in the music industry running Setanta Records, an independent record label, and managing bands, most notably The Divine Comedy. After leaving the music industry, she trained as an actor, dabbling in directing and producing as well as performing, before deciding to write her stories down. Maya lives in Brighton with her husband and two sons. PDF / EPUB File Name: Murder_on_the_Safari_Star_-_M_G_Leonard.pdf, Murder_on_the_Safari_Star_-_M_G_Leonard.epubThis series really is wonderful! Honestly, I just want to go on awesome train trips around the world. They are so full of love for trains and mysteries, it really shines out from the books. Harrison gets off the train at Hoedspruit (E3) and must follow these directions to find the suspect.