Murder on the Safari Star (Adventures on Train)

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Gevaar op safari is alweer het derde deel in de serie Dader op het spoor. In dit deel gaan Alex en zijn oom Ben mee met de trein de Safari Star. Deze treinreis brengt hen van Pretoria naar de prachtige Victoria-watervallen. Het is een geweldige reis, met een bont gezelschap aan boord. De trein is prachtig, er zijn overal wilde dieren te zien en de reis is één en al avontuur. Maar dan wordt de reis nog avontuurlijker, wanneer één van de passagiers dood wordt aangetroffen aan boord. Samen met zijn nieuwe vriend Winston en inspecteur Erik, gaat Alex op onderzoek uit. Was het moord of is het een gruwelijk ongeluk? 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 felt that this was a little more contrived than the first two, but only in the sense that the crime feels a little engineered. Which is forgivable, as I doubt the series would work if Hal and Nat just went for a plain old train ride ;) Aside from all that, it was great to see Hal work his magic on another mystery. And also to see a friend that was less than convinced (at least at first!) by his snooping, and to see a detective who respects his skills. I’d like to thank netgalley and publishers for allowing me the opportunity to read an advanced ebook 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.

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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.I was so intrigued by this one. The person involved was absolutely vile and had insulted, or angered, pretty much every other passenger on the train, including his own family. This left Hal with a lot of suspects. 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.

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Ik had zo mijn vermoedens over wie hét gedaan had, na een tijdje, en ik bleek gelijk te krijgen ook, al wist ik niet waarom. Maar hoe je het ook draait of keert: zoals gewoonlijk gaat het in elk geval weer om een heleboel details die uiteindelijk één grote, volledige puzzel vormen. En dat is natuurlijk wel de bedoeling, dat is ook wat ik in dit verhaal verwachtte en wilde. Join Hal and Uncle Nat as they plunge straight into an exciting mystery – this time while on Safari! All-aboard for the third amazing journey in the bestselling Adventures on Trains series, Murder on the Safari Star, from M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, illustrated throughout by Elisa Paganelli. It was fun watching Hal try to work through it all. There was even a scene where his Uncle Nat helped him to reconstruct the crime to try to find answers. It was adorable. This series really is wonderful! Honestly, I just want to go on awesome train trips around the world. They are so full of love for trains and mysteries, it really shines out from the books.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!

Murder on the Safari Star by M. G. Leonard - Pan Macmillan

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.

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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.

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One of the main things I adored about this book was how true to life it was regarding the endangered species and how they are hunted. It doesn’t make light of the fact and encourages children about the world and how these animals need to be protected. 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. But the book also highlights the importance of conservation and the threat that safari animals face.Zal Alex deze zaak weer weten op de lossen, of is de recherche die dit keer aan boort is, sneller dan hem? I have a station announcement: their collaboration is a chuffing triumph. Fans of Agatha Christie, or, more recently, Robin Stevens and Katherine Woodfine, should adore this mystery which makes a steam trail all of its own. - The Times Children's Book of the Week Inhoudelijk doet dit boek enorm denken aan De Moord op de Oriënt-Express van Je-Weet-Wel-Wie, Die Naam Hoeft Niet Eens Genoemd Te Worden. Een afgesloten ruimte in de vorm van een luxetrein waarop passagiers van allerlei slag en nationaliteiten zitten en waarvan er een op onverklaarbare wijze vermoord wordt. Feitelijk heeft het nog lang geduurd voor Leonard & Sedgman er zich aan waagden, maar goed, de concurrentie is - eh - moordend, natuurlijk. Book Genre: Adventure, Animals, Childrens, Contemporary, Crime, ers, Fiction, Middle Grade, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, rs, Thriller