Kentucky Thriller and Rendezvous in Russia - Two Laura Marlin Mysteries

2-in-1 edition of the first two stories in the BLUE PETER AWARD-winning mystery adventure series about 11-year-old ace detective, Laura Marlin. In KENTUCKY THRILLER, Laura is ecstatic when her uncle agrees to let her keep a horse after they rescue it from an overturned horsebox. But he has one 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. And in RENDEZVOUS IN RUSSIA, Laura, Skye and Tariq are whirled into a breathtaking mystery adventure when they join the film crew on the set of THE ARISTOCRATIC THIEF about an art heist that could never be pulled off in real life. Or could it? Adventure and drama just seem to find Laura even when she's not looking for it.

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.

Product details

• Authors: Lauren St John, Lauren St. John
• Publisher: Orion Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.05.2015
• EAN: 9781444014136
• ISBN: 978-1-4440-1413-6
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 197 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Laura Marlin Mysteries; Laura Marlin Mysteries
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories, Crime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 9 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction