Danger at Dead Man's Pass (Adventures on Train)

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Another train journey turns into another adventure for Harrison Beck and his Uncle Nathaniel Bradshaw. Elisa Paganelli was born in Modena (Italy) in 1985, and since childhood books have been her bestfriends. Don’t forget to check out our latest Book Club snack – this month we’ve got our top tips for some tasty travel snacks! I am so glad I picked up the first book on a whim early in 2020, because I have devoured every entry so far.

This entry feels quite different to the others (in a good way) because it doesn't take place solely on trains. Karakters worden op slimme wijze geïntroduceerd en er wordt met net genoeg informatie verwezen naar avonturen uit het verleden zodat het verhaal ook goed te volgen is zonder de vorige delen te hebben gelezen. The answer to the mystery seemed pretty basic, although this time I was so confused trying to keep up with the characters I didn't have time to try and piece together clues to the mystery. Hal and Uncle Nat answer a cry for help from an old friend, and take a trans-European railway journey to the Harz mountains in Germany, where they go undercover the solve the mystery of an old family curse.And so it is with Danger At Dead Man's Pass that takes the series to somewhere spooky and spectral and (when the resolution comes) deeply moving. The mysteries don't stop there, with such sensational intrigue at a creaky house, that has just the right amount of spookiness, with its private train line.

A pretty good adventure story, and personally speaking, I find it to be one of the best in the series so far; while the last book greatly elevated the stakes, this one builds on that foundation by crafting an eerie and memorable atmosphere in the Kranzenstein family home. As ever there are great titbits of information on trains that add to the story as do the brilliant illustrations by Elisa Paganelli.The one comment I have is that Harrison spends quite a few opening chapters asking questions to make a family tree, and then the family tree drawing never appears. From the beginning I was hooked, wanting to solve the mystery and, as usual, I enjoyed the twists and turns along the way. Op den duur begon ik me een idee te vormen van wie erachter zat, en ik bleek uiteindelijk ook gelijk te hebben, maar veel meer dan een vaag gevoel was het niet en ik had totaal niet zien aankomen waarom het die persoon was. Even though all of the books in the series have the same main characters and themes, they are all different enough to make them each an enjoyable read on their own. Harrison and his Uncle Nat are now getting a tiny little bit famous because of their skills and have been invited to investigate a case in Germany.

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. It adds another layer of danger to the book because they also had to remember their cover while investigating - and Nat has secrets that he's not telling Hal. I think it's actually a children's book, and it was the sort of book that I'd have been very interested In between the ages of 10 and 12.Hal and his uncle Nat are known to travel on occasion--for educational purposes of course--and a little vacation, but not the kind most people do. She now lives and works in UK as a freelance Illustrator and Creative Designer, accompanied by her beloved pets. The Adventures on Trains series has been one of my favourite discoveries of the last few years, so I was thrilled to receive an ARC of Danger at Dead Man’s Pass.