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Embark on a thrilling fourth adventure in the bestselling, prize-winning Adventures on Trains series - Danger at Dead Man's Pass, from M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, as Harrison Beck investigates an ancient family curse high in the German mountains.Illustrated in black-and-white throughout by Elisa Paganelli. A mysterious letter from an old friend asks Hal and Uncle Nat to help investigate a spooky supernatural mystery. Legend has it the Kratzensteins, a family of rich and powerful railway tycoons, are cursed, but there is no such thing as a curse, is there .. .?Hal and Nat take the night train to Berlin and go undercover. 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.Can Hal uncover the secrets of the Brocken railway and the family curse before disaster strikes?Danger at Dead Man's Pass can be read as a stand-alone novel, or enjoyed as part of the Adventures on Trains series. Jo

This fourth book in the middle-grade Adventures on Trains series by M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman finds amateur sleuth Hal Beck dealing with a family curse and a possibly haunted railway line.Curses ar

9781529013061 The Highland Falcon Thief (Adventures on Trains #1)9781529013085 Kidnap on the California Comet (Adventures on Trains #2)9781529013108 Murder on the Safari Star (Adventures on Trains #3)9781529013122 Danger at Dead Man's Pass (Adventures on Trains #4)9781529072655 Sabotage on the Solar Express (Adventures on Trains #5)9781529072761 The Arctic Railway Assassin (Adventures on Trains #6)Winner of the Book of the Year, Children's Fiction at The British Book Awards, 2021Winner of the Books are My Bag Readers Award, Children's Fiction 2020Shortlisted for the FCBG Children's Book AwardAdventures on Trains is a major mystery series from bestselling authors M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman. Beautifully illustrated by Elisa Paganelli.First stop is The Highland Falcon Thief, a breathless train journey full of deceptions, puzzles and clues to solve.Harrison Beck and his Uncle Nat are enjoying the final journey of the Highland Falcon, Britain's most famous st