Steam-powered she may be, but the Highland Falcon is a fast-moving triumph of human ingenuity, as is this thrilling adventure story set on board.

This is the first book in the exciting Adventures on Trains series, ideal for independent readers who enjoy a good, old-fashioned mystery. My nine-year-old and I were so excited about this for a read-aloud but neither one of us could get into it.

Jewellery begins to go missing and Hal is the prime suspect due to him being the only child on board - but Hal swears he has seen a young girl on the train! Someone had been thieving from wealthy socialites and society members and when a brooch, earrings and and absurdly, the Atlas Diamond necklace as worn under security by the royal Princess herself disappears onboard, Harrison and Marlene are determined to unravel the mystery and find the culprit. The first book in the Adventures on Trains series - The Highland Falcon Thief - was published in 2020 and went on to win multiple awards including Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. Things get even more interesting when the royal prince and princess board for the last leg of the journey—because the princess’s diamond necklace is soon stolen and replaced with a fake!

It's a tricky thing to surprise me when it comes to mysteries - but wow, this was such a clever mystery that I could not predict for one second. Hal’s mom is sending him to take its last journey w/his Uncle Nat who is a journalist, while she prepares to have his baby sister. Author Guy Bass introduces SCRAP, about one robot who tried to protect the humans on his planet against an army of robots. I went into The Highland Falcon Thief thinking well, I am ancient and absolutely have no interest whatsoever in trains, and I came out and realised that I loved it. She leaves you hanging onto her every word for that last bit of information which will solve the puzzle of the Highland Falcon’s thief.For UKLA, giving classroom practitioners the opportunity to read high quality new children’s books is as important as finding winning books. It was a fast moving story, with lots of information about steam trains, but I thought it was a little lacking in suspense. As soon as I found out it was going to be Book of the Month at work, I coukd be found eagerly awaiting the postie every day to see if my copy had arrived yet! Een dingetje minder was dat Lenny zo aan het oordelen was toen ze erachter kwam dat Alex niet zo’n interesse had in treinen. Vibrant, fun and just really really good storytelling, this is one of the best books I've read for a while.

I love this book because of the type of style and mystery that can happen in this book is really interesting, this book is definitely for me because I love finding out mysteries and solving mysteries and once I get down to say the last 30 pages I just have to read it in one go. When Herbie and Violet's arch-enemy Sebastian Eels turns up in Eerie-on-Sea, seemingly back from the dead, it can only spell bad news. It feels very different for a children's book in that we get a lot of details about the working of steam trains and the journey itself, mixed in with this really interesting mystery.Once the thefts began, I really started to notice how many suspicious characters were on this train. I do not like trains but you can tell from reading this book that the author truly loves trains, passionately. Reading Cloud provides all the features and functionality needed for day to day school library management as well as a safe online student engagement community and a new innovative literacy tool to ensure all students are able to develop long lasting positive attitudes to reading. The writing flows perfectly, the characters are all intriguing and the illustrations compliment it all wonderfully.

A precious jewel goes missing, and Harrison and new pal Lenny are at the heart of the investigation.I doubted every person on the train at least once, including characters that I thought could not have done it. Ik vond de vriendschap tussen Alex en Lenny erg leuk geschreven en ik was blij dat ze elkaar vonden. She’s quite mysterious at the start but then at the end she’s an inspirational problem solver, when the Hal rescues her from the luggage cage.