Sabotage on the Solar Express

 

Sabotage on the Solar Express is the fifth thrilling instalment of the bestselling Adventures On Trains series. Hal and Uncle Nat are invited to Australia by billionaire tech entrepreneur August Reza, to travel on the maiden voyage of his new locomotive, the winner of his Reza’s Rocket competition, designed by a child genius from Alice Springs called Boaz.

Powered by solar panels and hydrogen fuel cells, the Solar Express promises a clean transport revolution - but once the maiden voyage is under way, the train is sabotaged, and the passengers find themselves hurtling towards disaster. Hal and his uncle must team up with Boaz and Reza’s daughter Marianne to unmask the culprit and stop the runaway train before disaster strikes.

A heart-stopping thrill-ride across the Australian Outback, Sabotage on the Solar Express is Hal’s most exciting adventure yet!

Praise for Adventures On Trains:

If Agatha Christie had written for children, it might have read something like this
— Financial Times
A chuffing triumph
— The Times
A terrific read
— Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Wonderful
— Daily Mail
Pacey and intensely satisfying
— The Guardian
A brilliant detective story
— The Telegraph

World Rights

The Adventures on Trains series is published in the UK and US by Macmillan, and is licensed to fifteen countries around the world, including China, 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