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

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After the mysterious death of a family member, Uncle Nat and Hal are asked to travel to the funeral to investigate the death and an ominous witch's curse.

I also liked the exploration of the family curse, its history and whether or not it was real. It brought a nice is it supernatural, is it not supernatural twist to it. Hal and Uncle Nat are in Australia to travel on the first voyage of the Solar Express. The Solar Express is billed as teh train of the future, a train to save the planet from our reliance on fossil fuels. They are to be guests of the man that has bankrolled the train (and the competition to design it) August Reza. Nobody has met the designer, Boaz Tudawali yet but he'd designed a hybrid train to protect Australia. Baron Essenbach, who hired them, gives the pair information and asks them to investigate a suspicious death. In the first three books, Hal and Uncle Nat had adventures in their native-UK, in the United States and South Africa. This book takes them to Germany at the request of an old friend, Baron Essenbach. My little mouse, Alma, is scared for the lives of our children, Oliver and (your friend) Milo, as the curse is said to fall on the sons of Kratzensteins. I am not one to believe in old superstitions, but something sinister is happening here at Schloss Kratzenstein. After a thorough search, it seems that Alexander’s will is missing.

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There are new characters, of course. The best is Boaz. A science-whizz-kid is always a win in my book (I am a Physicist, after all!) But a whizz-kid with a green invention and the ability to invent from limited supplies under stress?! (Big DO NOT DO WHAT THEY DO IN THE BOOK warnings here!)

Pulling the lid off one, Hal drew his school gates and, beyond them, Uncle Nat shrouded in fog. His heart lifted as he shaded the mist with a light crosshatch pattern. Another adventure was beginning. He could feel it.As well as making for a super-addictive read, it also helps to keep these books feeling new and fresh. The authors are not letting these books fall into a pattern, but finding new ways for Hal to have adventures on trains (Uncle Nat is clearly a very good at persuading people given Hal's parents are still letting him go on train holidays with his uncle!) Het is geen eenvoudig boek. De familie Kratzenstein is een heel uitgebreide familie en ik ben Elisa Paganelli dan ook heel dankbaar dat ze de moeite heeft genomen om in naam van Alex een stamboom te tekenen, want ik kon hem gebruiken. Zoveel namen! Je moet er wel met je hoofd bij blijven. De plot op zich is ook bepaald niet simplistisch te noemen, dus je krijgt wel waar voor je geld en tijd. 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. Weer een geslaagd verhaal, dus. How is the theme of mystery presented in this chapter? What questions do you have? Write them down.

It also feels different because Hal and Nat go in knowing there's a mystery to solve, rather than stumbling across it. And, because they're a bit famous now, they have to go in disguise. 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. Wanderlust,” Hal repeated, thinking of the journey they were embarking upon. “Can I look at the letter again? I should read it properly before we meet the baron.”A high-speed train journey worth catching . . .The best yet' - The Times on Murder on the Safari Star

I wonder what Dead Man’s Pass is? The ghostly witch sounds spooky.” Hal shuddered with a sudden thrill. Hal did make some new friends in this one as well, which is often the case for him. Everyone loves Hal. They helped him a bit in his investigation. I particularly enjoyed Hilda, who had a penchant for mystery stories. Try to make your letter as full of mystery and foreboding as possible. Use Baron Wolfgang Essenbach’s letter to help you, and refer to some of the features listed above! You might also want to include reference to a family curse, or a secret code… But there are hidden layers and depths to this situation. A ghostly figure in a gray cape appears, then vanishes repeatedly. The old family home (more of a castle, with a train station inside) is big enough to hide many secrets. Jealousies flair, and the newest will is missing. Who is the ‘dark silhouette of a man, just beyond the school gates, cloaked in fog, waiting’? What sort of impression does this description give you?

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This mystery had a nice amount of fun science to it, which I really enjoyed. While the science is a small stretch at the moment (especially at the invention of a kid) it's also not unrealistic for this to have evolved that way, and I would love to see something like this be possible in the future. It was a nice moment to have the consideration of climate change in the book. Boaz is really a fantastic character too, I loved him, and his family :D