M.G. Leonard Livres

Join Hal and Uncle Nat as they plunge straight into an exciting mystery - this time while on Safari! All-aboard for the third amazing journey in the bestselling Adventures on Trains series, Murder on the Safari Star, from M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, illustrated throughout by Elisa Paganelli. Harrison Beck and his Uncle Nat are on the journey of a lifetime aboard the Safari Star - a luxurious steam train that will take them from Pretoria to the stunning Victoria Falls. Close encounters with the amazing animals and landscape of Southern Africa are adventure enough, but things get mysterious when a passenger is found dead inside a locked compartment. Is it just a terrible accident or is something more suspicious afoot? It's up to train detective Hal and his new friend Winston to find out.

Beetle mania is spreading, thanks to M.G. Leonard's Beetle Boy trilogy. In the books, Darkus learns all about beetles from a guide his father had as a child. Now this gorgeously illustrated guide is available for readers everywhere to discover for themselves, complete with Darkus's notes throughout!

Join Harrison Beck and Uncle Nat on their thrilling sixth adventure as they climb aboard the night train to Narvik, travelling to the Arctic Circle to see the northern lights for Christmas.

Twitch has three pet chickens, four pigeons, swallows nesting in his bedroom and a passion for birdwatching. On the first day of the summer holidays he arrives at his secret hide to find police everywhere. A convicted robber has broken out of prison and is hiding in Aves Wood. Can Twitch use his talents for birdwatching in the hunt for the dangerous prisoner and find the missing loot?

In this thrilling sequel, Darkus and his friends embark on a perilous quest to uncover Lucretia Cutter's hidden Biome deep within the Amazon rainforest. Time is of the essence as they race against her sinister plans to unleash an army of monstrous Frankenstein beetles, threatening to alter the planet's fate forever. The adventure is filled with danger, friendship, and the fight against evil forces that could reshape the world.

Join Harrison Beck on an exhilarating journey aboard the California Comet as he tackles a thrilling new mystery. In this second installment of the Adventures on Trains series, readers will experience a blend of suspense and adventure, as Beck navigates unexpected twists and turns while unraveling secrets. With engaging characters and a captivating plot, this story promises to keep young readers on the edge of their seats.

A quirky, creepy fantasy set in Eerie-on-Sea finds a colorful cast of characters in hot pursuit of a sea monster thought to convey a surprising gift. It's winter in the town of Eerie-on-Sea, where the mist is thick and the salt spray is rattling the windows of the Grand Nautilus Hotel. Inside, young Herbert Lemon, Lost and Founder for the hotel, has an unexpected visitor. It seems that Violet Parma, a fearless girl around his age, lost her parents at the hotel when she was a baby, and she's sure that the nervous Herbert is the only person who can help her find them. The trouble is, Violet is being pursued at that moment by a strange hook-handed man. And the town legend of the Malamander -- a part-fish, part-human monster whose egg is said to make dreams come true -- is rearing its scaly head. As various townspeople, some good-hearted, some nefarious, reveal themselves to be monster hunters on the sly, can Herbert and Violet elude them and discover what happened to Violet's kin? This lighthearted, fantastical mystery, featuring black-and-white spot illustrations, kicks off a trilogy of fantasies set in the seaside town.

"The Empire Strikes Back" meets beetles in the chilling, darkly funny second book of a series about one amazing boy, his loyal friends, and some amazingly intelligent beetles.

Join Harrison Beck on an exhilarating journey aboard the Highland Falcon, where he unravels the mystery of a jewel thief. This captivating installment in the Adventures on Trains series combines suspense and adventure, crafted by the bestselling duo M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman. With a blend of clever plotting and engaging characters, readers will be drawn into a thrilling ride filled with twists and turns.

Darkus can't believe it when a huge insect drops out of the trouser leg of his horrible new neighbour. It's a giant beetle - and it seems to want to communicate. But how can a boy be friends with a beetle? And what does a beetle have to do with the disappearance of his dad and the arrival of Lucretia Cutter, with her taste for creepy jewellery?