Laura Marlin Mysteries: Kentucky Thriller - Book 3

Eleven-year-old ace detective Laura Marlin finds herself deep in the murky world of race-fixing, trickery and horse thieves in her third mystery adventure, from award-winning author Lauren St John. Laura Marlin's two greatest loves in life are detective novels and animals, so she is ecstatic when her uncle agrees to let her keep a horse after they rescue it, crazed with fear, from an overturned horsebox. But he has a condition. Before he will allow her to adopt it they have to find its former owner, just to ensure that it hasn't been stolen. A visit to Newmarket to investigate the thoroughbred's origins leads Laura to the Kentucky Derby in the US and deep into the murky world of race-fixing.

About the author

Lauren St John grew up surrounded by horses, dogs, cat, warthogs, and a giraffe on a farm and game reserve in Zimbabwe, the inspiration for her bestselling White Giraffe and One Dollar Horse series, and standalone novels, The Snow Angel and The Glory.

Her latest books are Finding Wonder. Wave Riders and the Wolfe & Lamb Mystery series.

Kat Wolfe Investigates won the 2019 CrimeFest Best Crime Novel for Children, and Dead Man's Cove, the first in her Laura Marlin Mystery series, was the 2011 Blue Peter Book of the Year.

A passionate conservationist, Lauren is an Ambassador for the Born Free Foundation, a Patron of Mane Chance Animal Sanctuary, and the founder of Authors4Oceans. When not writing or saving leopards and dolphins, she is a full-time valet to her cats, Skye and Teddy.

Summary

Eleven-year-old ace detective Laura Marlin finds herself deep in the murky world of race-fixing, trickery and horse thieves in her third mystery adventure perfect for fans of Enid Blyton, from award-winning author Lauren St John.

Report

... a well told story full of excitement and adventure. There is plenty of information about farms and racing to please animal lovers, and a plot which is sufficiently realistic for readers to dream of solving similar mysteries themselves. Fans new and old of Laura Marlin will thoroughly enjoy it, and will be keeping their fingers crossed that Laura will soon be back to beat the bad guys and solve further crimes. THE BOOK BAG 20120514

Product details

• Authors: David Dean, Lauren St John, Lauren St. John, Lauren St.john
• Publisher: Orion Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.07.2013
• EAN: 9781444006476
• ISBN: 978-1-4440-0647-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Laura Marlin Mysteries; A Laura Marlin Mystery; A Laura Marlin Mystery; Laura Marlin Mysteries
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Horses, JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / General, Kentucky, JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Equestrian, Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Crime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 9 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), For primary education