I haven't charted out my visits for the summer term, but I'm sure there are several in the south) and thanks so much for being so fantastic!

This is a unique series of books which allows you to travel the world whilst you have to stay at home and is really an Agatha Christie series for the 8-12 age range. As a grown up, she has written stories about fantastical beetles, beautiful birds and thrilling train rides. With a cast of delightfully dubious characters who are all potential suspects, Kidnap on the California Comet will keep readers guessing and reading on to enjoy the developing friendships and follow the red herrings across the USA, to a satisfying conclusion. In this book’s adventure, Harrison is aboard the beautiful, iconic California Comet, with the aim of interviewing a battery billionaire. Join Hal and Uncle Nat on more stops in this thrilling series with: The Highland Falcon Thief, Murder on the Safari Star, Danger at Dead Man's Pass and Sabotage on the Solar Express.After the excitement of his adventures aboard the Highland Falcon, Harrison Beck can't wait for the opportunity to go on another amazing train journey. 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. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods. This is the second of the Adventures on Trains Mysteries, and Harrison Beck is on a very special trip to the USA with his Uncle Nat aboard the California Comet, travelling from Chicago to San Francisco. 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. Hal doesn't want to join his uncle on the Highland Falcon as it makes its way to Scotland - but when he meets Lenny, a stowaway train enthusiast and the driver's daughter, the two embark on a thrilling adventure to find missing jewels and identify the culprit. We first met Hal and his Uncle Nat in last year’s first ‘Adventure on Trains’, The Highland Falcon Thief (you can read my review of that here) and I have been looking forward to this second adventure ever since!I have even talked the head into a little revamp of the library so that we can display them properly! We then took part in the Scout Great Indoors Weekender Camp were Sam read the start of this book as the bedtime story. This second instalment sees Hal in the middle of a mystery that keeps you looking for clues throughout. You guys are such a force for good and I am a passionate supporter of Indie booksellers, so I'm so happy this worked out well (I'd love to know how many books were sold if you have it to hand - it felt like quite a lot! When the daughter of a billionaire entrepreneur goes missing enroute, can Harrison Beck uncover the kidnapper?