The Highland Falcon Thief
The first book in the bestselling Adventures on Trains series, The Highland Falcon Thief is a breathless train journey full of deceptions, clues, and puzzles to solve!
Harrison Beck is reluctantly joining his travel-writer Uncle Nat for the last journey of the royal train, The Highland Falcon. But as the train makes its way to Scotland, a priceless brooch goes missing, and things are suddenly a lot more interesting. As suspicions and accusations run high among the passengers, Harrison begins to investigate and uncovers a few surprises along the way. Can he solve the mystery of the jewel thief and catch the culprit before they reach the end of the line?
Hear whispers in the dining car, find notes in the library, and unknown passengers among the luggage as you help Harrison to solve the mystery aboard one of the world's grandest trains. Fast-paced and packed with illustrations and clues, Adventures on Trains is a stop you won't want to miss!
The Highland Falcon Thief was named Children’s Fiction Book of the Year at the 2021 British Book Awards. It was also the winner of the 2020 Books Are My Bag Readers’ Awards, nominated by independent booksellers and voted for by readers. It was selected as Waterstones’ Book of the Month for February 2020.
“A chuffing triumph”
“A fabulous fast-paced ride, packed with clues, illustrations and intrigue”
“A terrific read”
“Guaranteed to be one of the most fun, atmospheric page-turners of 2020”
The route taken by the Highland Falcon
World Rights
The Adventures on Trains series is published in the UK and US by Macmillan, and is licensed to more than ten countries around the world, including the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Latin America, the Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Spain and Sweden.
TV and film rights are currently available.
M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman. Image: Jamie Isbell