Sabotage on the Solar Express (Adventures on Trains)

The GRD (Great Railway Detective) is back! Harrison Beck, accompanied by his loving Uncle Nat, is on his fifth Adventure on Trains - and the accent this time is definitely on adventure!Sabotage on the Solar Express takes us to a new continent to reconnect with some old friends. Tech billionaire August Reza (Kidnap on the California Comet) has once again invited Nat and Hal to Australia in order to witness an extraordinary first: the unveiling of the winner of Reza’s contest to design a “green” train of the future. The inventor is a brilliant 14-year-old named Boaz Tudawali (one of the motifs here, as always, is kid empowerment, accompanied by a strong "green" theme). But somebody doesn't want Boaz' invention to succeed. One of the sixteen people on board the inaugural ride of the Solar Express is a saboteur, and it's up to Hal - with some strong support from Boaz and Marianne - to not only discover whodunnit, but stop the sabotage from destroying them all.Another fantastic entry in this wonderful series, recommended for armchair sleuths and action lovers of ALL ages!

Wow! This one was soooooo good! I absolutely loved the direction they took with this one. This gave me Speed(the movie)vibes but On a train, MG style lol. We get to meet all new characters/friends in this like usual, but we also got to see ones from another book which I really enjoyed. There’s so much adventure, mystery, danger, & so much science in this one! I loved it! And of course trains! Lol Learned so much about a particular kind of energy source & so much more. Of course a new location, & I’m just loving traveling al over the world on different trains with Hal & Uncle Nat who are just the absolute best. I was so happy to see the title for the next one at the end of the book-because the title alone sounds amazing, & mainly because I’m just so happy this series is continuing! Highly recommend! As usual stunning cover & stunning illustrations throughout the book by Elisa Paganelli too!💜

Although I haven’t read this story yet I’m sure to like it. I have the others. The book arrived promptly and in perfect condition

Love this brilliant series of adventures all set on trains and I think this is the best one yet!This is the fifth in the series and Hal and his Uncle Nat are invited as special guests aboard the Solar Express in Australia: a train powered entirely by hydrogen cells and the winning entry from Reza's Rocket competition. The winner is a young boy, not much older than Hal, who has a flair for science and engineering. From the start it is clear that not everyone likes the design and even before the train departs from the station, you get the sense the journey is doomed.This story was set over a much shorter period of time than the other books and is constant action. The suspects aboard the train were all introduced early, but you got to know them as the journey progressed - there was the clever inclusion of a journalist and film maker on the trip meaning their interviews were a subtle but important way of learning backstories and views of the new technology.The science and engineering aspect of this book were fascinating and there was much to be learnt from the young designer Boaz. There were lots of aspects of the book that any child who loves science could research more about and the setting of the Australian outback was the perfect reason for the eco-friendly fuel.An excellent book; highly recommended!

I’ve been told it’s fabulous the whole series is wonderful.

I've read all books so far and I'm looking forward to the next one. I love how M.G. Leonard has reused the Reza family once more. I love how Marriane has matured and that she gave Woody a promotion and Patrice that's really heart warmingI'm a 9 year old so it's aimed my age.😶🚂🚄🚅🚆🚇🚝

Just started reading it.