Murder on the Safari Star (Adventures on Train)

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Join Hal and Uncle Nat as they plunge straight into an exciting mystery - this time while on Safari! The safari element felt great as well - really respectful of the animals and explaining about hunting and endangered species. And I obviously loved Chipo, as he's adorable! But the book also highlights the importance of conservation and the threat that safari animals face. Join Hal and Uncle Nat as they plunge straight into an exciting mystery – this time while on Safari!

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Cute animals aside though, you should be warned, this mystery is the most sinister and dangerous yet! I've talked before about the Adventures On Trains series before (reviewing The Highland Falcon Thief and Kidnap on the California Comet and loving them both intensely) and so, when Macmillan sent me a review copy of Murder On The Safari Star, I was incredibly excited. It's a brilliant series. I have pretty much negative interest in trains (I mean, I just do not find them remotely interesting) and yet here I am, living and loving every inch of this series. De personages die exclusief in dit boek voorkomen - met name Winston, maar ook alle andere - zijn ook niet zo heel bijzonder opvallend. 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). Maar verder... mwah. Ik was niet echt overtuigd. Liana, ja, die vond ik nog wel tof. Een frisse wind door het verhaal.Oh ja. Het was ook heel plezant om een paar uitstapjes naar wilde dieren te maken. De combinatie van de treinrit met die safaritochtjes was heel origineel gevonden en goed verwerkt!

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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. I really love how well-crafted and thoughtful these books are. 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!), or the sheer joy of a solid, bold, and brilliantly told adventure story.

With the Highland Falcon Thief, M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman bring the classic mystery on a train bang up to date with a carriage-load of wit and suspense

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

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. Thuli Madonsela speaks about the importance of SA's political future in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Hal and Uncle Nat continue to shine and their relationship is always so genuinely portrayed. 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. I loved Hal's new friendship with Winston and even the mongoose Chipo. Each new setting and each new cast of characters presents different challenges to Hal and Uncle Nat and I just love watching them navigate it all. I would absolutely recommend this series to Readers of all ages. The books are always engaging and fast-paced, with a great group of characters and wonderful illustrations.

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.

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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. I’d like to thank netgalley and publishers for allowing me the opportunity to read an advanced ebook LoveReading4Kids exists because books change lives, and buying books through LoveReading4Kids means you get to change the lives of future generations, with 25% of the cover price donated to schools in need. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. 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.After train journeys in his native-UK and in the USA, it's now February holiday and this time Hal is joining his Uncle Nat in South Africa for a trip on the classic Safari Star. De treinreis zelf klinkt echt prachtig en is heel beeldend geschreven. Alsof je zelf aan boord bent van de Safari Star. De prachtige illustraties, gemaakt door Elisa Paganelli, ondersteunen dit gevoel. Maar dan de dood van één van de passagiers. Dit maakt het weer eens ontzettend spannend. Samen met Alex ga je op onderzoek uit, verdenk je meerdere passagiers en misschien raadt je het plot wel. Persoonlijk vind ik deze serie zo goed geschreven, dat het mij nog geen enkele keer is gelukt om de dader te raden. En om eerlijk te zijn: dit verhaal overtuigde niet helemaal. Er zijn een paar momenten in het boek waar ik vond dat Alex te overhaast te werk ging of niet genoeg aandacht (of de verkeerde soort aandacht) besteedde aan bepaalde elementen. Volgens mij is hij slimmer dan dat. 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. I never mind that though as they are so fun and well laid out. And the characters are all so wonderful. Even the unlikeable ones! Het eerste dat me opviel toen ik in dit derde boek begon, was dat de vertaling van Anne Douqué was. En al kon ik me niet herinneren wie de vorige twee verhalen had gedaan, van haar had ik nog nooit gehoord. Het was in elk geval een aangename kennismaking. Het las vlot, snel, geen rare zinnen, geen typfouten. Mooie Nederlandse uitgave!