Whilst waiting for the Narvik train he draws an orchestral group, one of the players sees and introduces herself. It’s at that point that Hal notices Katerina, who helps Hal as the danger becomes life- threatening aboard the Narvik train to the North Pole. You guys are such a force for good and I am a passionate supporter of Indie booksellers, so I'm so happy this worked out well (I'd love to know how many books were sold if you have it to hand - it felt like quite a lot!

But first he has to take a plane to Sweden as uncle Nat is there to go to a special dinner with a friend, Morti, who is receiving a Nobel prize and she's asked Nat to go to the ceremony with her. But this is a perfectly pitched and delivered ending and a fitting way to showcase some of the best detective writing around. Thank you Macmillan Publishers and Netgalley for letting me read this early in exchange for a review!

Join Hal and Uncle Nat on more stops in this thrilling series with: Murder on the Safari Star, Danger at Dead Man’s Pass and Sabotage on the Solar Express.

I have heard a rumour that this is the last book, and I can see why that rumour is going round after reading the book, but I hope there will be more books! There are several book sets that he has enjoyed in the past like the Elementia series and the Dave the Villager books.I do think this has become my new favourite though, there is real suspense and peril and the action builds throughout. I love the fact that at the end of the book the authors take the time to explain which elements of their story are truth and which are fiction.

The Arctic Railway Assassin can be read as a stand-alone novel, or enjoyed as part of the Adventures on Trains series.This seems so much more fast paced than the previous books in the serious, perhaps because Hal is once again involved in a bit of detective work on board a train, but this time his Mum has had a premonition and it looks like it might come true. 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.