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Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Adventure Stories > Crime & Mystery
Moet ook nie Kwaaikofski se derde speursaak misloop nie! Kommisarek, die skool se opsigter, het ’n groot probleem: hy glo dit spook by die skool. Die afgelope paar aande hoor hy snaakse geluide en sien vreemde, onaardse skaduwees op die skoolterrein rondsluip. Kwaaikofski skrik natuurlik nie vir ’n koue pampoen nie en hy besluit dadelik om ondersoek in te stel. Maar toe hy die pienk skoolspook een aand om middernag van aangesig tot aangesig aanskou, is selfs hý nie meer so braaf nie . . . Die intriges van die stories in hierdie reeks is eenvoudig, maar uiters vermaaklik en die humoristiese illustrasies sal sorg dat kinders dol sal wees oor hierdie koddige, maar brawe klein speurder se avonture!
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. Join Hal and Uncle Nat on
more stops in this thrilling series with: The Highland Falcon
Thief, Kidnap on the California Comet, Murder on the Safari Star
and Sabotage on the Solar Express. Praise for the Series: 'Like
Murder on the Orient Express but better!' - Frank Cottrell-Boyce on
The Highland Falcon Thief 'A thrilling and hugely entertaining
adventure story' - David Walliams on The Highland Falcon Thief 'A
first class choo-choo-dunnit!' - David Solomons on Kidnap on the
California Comet 'A high-speed train journey worth catching . .
.The best yet' - The Times on Murder on the Safari Star 'This
series just gets better and better' - Maz Evans on Danger at Dead
Man's Pass
Twin toads, business baboons, a newt with a laboratory, and a
mystery to be solved. The Free Range Detective Agency is on the
case! Seamus the turkey detective is once again desperate for a new
case. When security breaches threaten Frank Bloombum, baboon and
two-time BusinessMonkey of the Year’s top-secret money-making
facilities, the Free Range Detective Agency is called to the
rescue. Who might be responsible? The baboon, the jackal, the newt,
the toad or another creature lurking in the shadows? Seamus and
friends are back to solve a brand new mystery, in the second
installment of Jed Lynch's Free Range Detective Agency series!
Another hilarious, and yet very serious investigation led by Seamus
the private detective. Who said turkeys couldn’t solve
mysteries? 'I laughed so much I laid an egg. GENIUS.' Dustin
the Turkey
Another page-turning time travel adventure for ages 8-12 set
between 1900s and present-day London. The long-awaited sequel to
the international best-seller The Secret Lake. Almost a year has
passed since Stella and Tom discovered a time tunnel and travelled
to early 1900s London, where they befriended Emma, Lucy and Jack.
The magical moles that made the tunnel and secret lake appear have
since vanished, but the children are longing to meet again. Then an
illness, which leaves Emma's life in danger, changes everything.
The moles reappear, and Lucy realises the only hope of finding a
cure lies in the future. So unfolds a thrilling tale of time
travel, rekindled friendships and new threats that no one could
have foreseen... The original Secret Lake mystery adventure has now
been enjoyed by almost half a million young readers and is in
translation around the world. This sequel does not disappoint!
SOMEBODY'S NOT PLAYING FAIR! Nancy, Bess, and George are going skiing. But the whole weekend is getting crazy. First some bratty boys play catch with Bess's hat. Then George's lucky necklace disappears! Not only that, but someone's getting very pushy on the mountain. It's up to Nancy to find out who's playing all the dirty tricks. Because someone's turning the snow fun into no fun at all!
An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic
Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of
all ages! Also includes a QR code for the free audiobook! Be at the
third pillar from the left outside the Lyceum Theatre tonight at
seven o'clock. You are a wronged woman and shall have justice. Do
not bring police. If you do, all will be in vain. When Holmes is
asked to look into a cryptic message received by Mary Morstan,
neither he nor Watson expect to be drawn into a decades-old web of
betrayal. Soon they're conducting dangerous moonlit expeditions to
uncover the meaning of the sign of the four, and resolve a
long-buried crime.
An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic
Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of
all ages! Also includes a QR code for the free audiobook! Body
thought to be that of E.J. Drebber discovered last night in empty
London house. No obvious cause of death. Address given as
Cleveland, Ohio. Any information would be appreciated. After a
mysterious murder leaves the police baffled, the world's best
amateur detective is asked to investigate. With Dr Watson at his
side, Sherlock Holmes sets about uncovering a quest for revenge
that runs far deeper than anybody suspected.
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