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Harrison Beck is reluctantly joining his travel-writer Uncle Nat for the last journey of the royal train, The Highland Falcon. But as the train makes its way to Scotland, a priceless brooch goes missing, and things suddenly get a lot more interesting. As suspicions and accusations run high among the passengers, Harrison begins to investigate and uncovers a few surprises along the way. Can he solve the mystery of the jewel thief and catch the culprit before they reach the end of the line?Tags
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I'm giving this one 5 stars not because it's the new War and Peace, but because I think it succeeds very well in what it is trying to do.
This is a middle grade detective story in the style of Golden Age mysteries (think Agatha Christie). The main character here is Hal, an 11-year-old who is sent with his uncle on the last trip of a famous steam engine, while his mom is in hospital about to give birth to Hal's little sister.
Hal is not enthusiastic about this trip. He is not that interested in trains and he wants to be with his mom and dad. However, he soon catches the enthusiam from his uncle, who is a huge train nerd, and from a girl his age who is the daughter of the engine driver.
Then it turns out that there's a clever jewel thief in show more the train. Hal and his friend, with the help of his uncle, will investigate the closed circle of suspects.
The mystery was well-done, with the traditional red herrings and clues. I guessed the culprit, but I'm sure it won't be easy for readers in the target audience, less experienced in the ways of the classic detective novel. And I also enjoyed the steam-train setting. show less
This is a middle grade detective story in the style of Golden Age mysteries (think Agatha Christie). The main character here is Hal, an 11-year-old who is sent with his uncle on the last trip of a famous steam engine, while his mom is in hospital about to give birth to Hal's little sister.
Hal is not enthusiastic about this trip. He is not that interested in trains and he wants to be with his mom and dad. However, he soon catches the enthusiam from his uncle, who is a huge train nerd, and from a girl his age who is the daughter of the engine driver.
Then it turns out that there's a clever jewel thief in show more the train. Hal and his friend, with the help of his uncle, will investigate the closed circle of suspects.
The mystery was well-done, with the traditional red herrings and clues. I guessed the culprit, but I'm sure it won't be easy for readers in the target audience, less experienced in the ways of the classic detective novel. And I also enjoyed the steam-train setting. show less
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- Canonical title
- The Highland Falcon Thief
- Original publication date
- 2020-07-28
- First words
- Harrison Beck pulled a pen from the pocket of his yellow jacket, deftly turning it over his index finger so it was nib down, and began to draw in the central margin of the newspaper spread across the table.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"You bet."
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