Kidnap on the California Comet Adven..., M. G. Leonard
Kidnap on the California Comet Adven..., M. G. Leonard
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Kidnap on the California Comet: Adventures on Trains #2

Author: M. G. Leonard, Sam Sedgman

Narrator: Jot Davies

Unabridged: 6 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/23/2021

Synopsis

In this second audiobook of the middle-grade Adventures on Trains series, amateur sleuth Hal Beck travels to the U.S. with his uncle to ride a famous train—the California Comet—and stumbles on a new mystery to solve, in M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman's Kidnap on the California Comet...

After his adventure on the Highland Falcon, amateur sleuth Hal Beck is excited to embark on another journey with his journalist uncle. This time, they're set to ride the historic California Comet from Chicago to San Francisco.

Hal mostly keeps to himself on the trip, feeling homesick and out of place in America. But he soon finds himself drawn into another mystery when the young daughter of a billionaire tech entrepreneur goes missing!

Along with new friends—spunky 13-year-old Mason and his younger sister, Hadley—Hal races against the clock to find the missing girl before the California Comet reaches its final destination.

A Macmillan Audio production from Feiwel & Friends

About M. G. Leonard

M. G. Leonard has made up stories since she was a girl, but back then, adults called them lies or tall tales. As a grown-up, her books have been translated into over forty languages and won many awards. Her works include the Adventures on Trains series and Twitch. She lives in Brighton, England, with her husband, two sons, a cat, a dog, and a tank of exotic beetles.

About Sam Sedgman

Sam Sedgman is an award-winning, bestselling novelist, and lifelong crime fiction enthusiast. His books include the Adventures on Trains series and Epic Adventures: Explore the World in 12 Amazing Train Journeys. He lives in London, where he once ran a company devising murder mystery treasure hunts. He grew up with a railway line at the bottom of his garden and has been fascinated by trains ever since.

About Elisa Paganelli

Elisa Paganelli was born in Modena Italy and lives in the UK. She is the illustrator of the Adventures on Trains series.

About Jot Davies

Jot Davies is a television and voice actor who recorded dozens of audiobooks, including Ben Goldacre’s Bad Pharma and multiple works by Charles Cumming and Paul Strathern. In reviewing his narration of A Foreign Country, AudioFile magazine praises, “Davies’s narration ushers you in” and his “pacing fits the narrative,” calling his voice “a steady presence through the disparate events from the beginning to the satisfying conclusion.”  Outside of narration, his acting credits include television shows Casualty, New Tricks and Hotel Babylon and the video game Haze.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gavin

Check out my spoiler-free interview with authors M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman: [URL not allowed] Another exciting mystery starring Harrison "Hal" Beck and his Uncle Nat, but this time we have gone stateside!! Hal and his uncle have travelled all the way to the United States of America to......more

Goodreads review by kate

Highly addictive, fantastically written and beautifully illustrated. This series is filled with hijinks, travel, mystery and wonderful characters. It’s a truly delightful read for readers young and old and I loved every page.......more

Goodreads review by Quill&Queer

This story was a good continuation of the Adventures On Trains series, but for me didn't quite have the impact that the first book, Highland Falcon Thief, did. I felt that the first book was very clever, had strong Agatha Christie mystery vibes and I loved Lenny, who made the story interesting and f......more

Awards

  • Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominee
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