I haven't read middle grade since I was a child, so was very apprehensive going into this series, but as I am a huge mystery fan, and they came so highly recommended, I decided to give them a go.

The Adventures on Trains series is published in the UK and US by Macmillan, and is licensed to fifteen countries around the world, including China, the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Latin America, the Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Spain and Sweden. This book in the series was a bit darker, not much action happened until the end but it had a dark ominous feeling and something lurked in the shadows. Wat dat betreft, deed dit boek me een beetje denken aan een paar van de mysteries van De Vijf van de grote Enid Blyton. Fans of Agatha Christie, or, more recently, Robin Stevens and Katherine Woodfine, should adore this mystery which makes a steam trail all of its own.Join the crew and tell us what you thought of this month’s title, discover other brilliant books in our gallery of reading recommendations, stay updated by signing up to our newsletter and make some tasty book-themed snacks for your Book Club! Another train journey turns into another adventure for Harrison Beck and his Uncle Nathaniel Bradshaw. As ever there are great titbits of information on trains that add to the story as do the brilliant illustrations by Elisa Paganelli. Whilst Hal and Nat did travel to reach the crime scene and trains were still a key component of the story, I did miss the element of a crime occurring on a train and needing to be solved before it reaches its final destination.

The mysteries are so twisty, and the whole new cast feels realistic every time because of the location (looking at you, Death in Paradise!

Join Hal and Uncle Nat on more stops in this thrilling series with: The Highland Falcon Thief, Kidnap on the California Comet, Murder on the Safari Star and Sabotage on the Solar Express. 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 has a first-class honours degree in English literature and an MA in Shakespeare Studies from Kings College London. We enjoyed this book as much as we did the rest of the series but our 9-year old who isn’t easily scared (Harry Potters, Star Wars, Nevermore series etc) found this one a bit much and had some nightmares. Ultimately that didn't really stop us from enjoying the book, but I think the final details when Hal explains things were somewhat lost on us as we weren't clear even then who was who. Engelstalig spannend en goed beschreven avontuur dat zich afspeelt in meerdere plaatsen door Europa en voornamelijk op treinen. From the beginning I was hooked, wanting to solve the mystery and, as usual, I enjoyed the twists and turns along the way.

From a creaking spooky old house at the foot of the Harz mountains, they take the Kratzenstein family's funeral train to the peak of the Brocken Mountain.

Dl4 uit een reeks maar prima los te lezen: Treindetective Harrison Beck (Hal) heeft geen tijd om rustig zijn paasvakantie te vieren, want samen met zijn oom Nat is hij uitgenodigd om onderzoek te doen naar een mysterieuze dood.Embark on a thrilling fourth adventure in the bestselling, prize-winning Adventures on Trains series from M. There's a scene at the end, for example, that is just deliciously tense nailbiting stuff and normally I'd be all 'yeah, whatever' but because it's written by Leonard and Sedgman, it is BRILLIANT. More of the action takes place in the castle rather than on a train this time, and there are a lot of characters to remember, but a very satisfying mystery to unravel. Absolutely blown away by Uncle Nat’s revelation… but love to think where this is going to take these stories. I am still excited to carry on with the next book in this series and I do still class this as one of my favourite series of all time, this just wasn't my favourite installment.