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In 1862 Nevada Territory, after finding his foster parents murdered and scalped, 12-year-old P.K. (Pinky) Pinkerton, son of a railroad detective and a Sioux Indian, inherits a valuable deed and must hide from dangerous Whittlin Walt and his gang of desperados.

In 1862 Nevada Territory, after finding his foster parents murdered and scalped, 12-year-old Pinky Pinkerton, son of a railroad detective and a Sioux Indian, inherits a valuable deed and must hide from dangerous Whittlin Walt and his gang of desperados. Full color.

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I had promised Ma Evangeline I would never gamble, but we were not playing poker for money. We were playing for Mr. Jason Francis Montgomery. My name is P.K. Pinkerton, Private Eye. This is an account of how taking a Case in Carson City got me quicksanded, buzz-sawed & blizzarded. And also blasted at by a pistol-packing widow.www.pkpinkerton.comwww.orionbooks.co.uk£9.99P.K. Pinkerton sketch: Richard Russell Lawrence

My name is P.K. Pinkerton & I am a Private Eye operating out of Virginia City.At the moment I am in Jail in the shadow of a hangman's noose. It is all because I tried to solve the biggest mystery here in Nevada Territory & protect a girl who witnessed a terrible crime.If I write an account of what happened, then maybe I can convince the jury not to hang me by the neck until I am dead.Praise for The Case of the Deadly Desperados . . .'Scalpings...

It is Saturnalia - the topsy-turvy midwinter festival of feasting and fun - but Floridius the freelance soothsayer seems beset by bad luck. One of his prophecies failed and now he has a powerful enemy! Amid the plays, pantomimes and pandemonium, can Threptus find a way to give everyone something to celebrate?Join Threptus and Floridius on their hilarious and action-packed adventures among Rome's superstitious underclass, and don't miss this ru...

Book 15 in the series, which sees the intrepid friends battling crocodiles, codes and shipwrecks, leading them to the Romano-Egyptian city of Alexandria and a journey up the Nile. "The Roman Mysteries" has been made into a prime time CBBC series, and book sales exceed 1 million copies. Ages: 9-11yrs.

Floridius, freelance soothsayer, is afraid that he has lost his talent for seeing the future. Threptus wants to find some titbits of information that his mentor can use to convince people he still has the gift, but will a poisoned honey cake lead to disaster along the way?Join Threptus and Floridius on their hilarious and action-packed adventures among Rome's superstitious underclass, and don't miss this ruder, funnier and still historically a...

[Please use pic of P.K.'s face from HB front flap]My name is P.K. Pinkerton and before this day is over I will be dead.My foster parents were scalped & killed a few days ago, on my 12th birthday. I came to this lawless town of Virginia City to escape their fate but now I find myself trapped down the deepest shaft of a silver mine, with three desperados hot on my trail.Before they find me, I am going to write this account so you will know What ...

Threptus, once a beggar boy in the Ancient Roman port of Ostia, has joined forces with Floridius - freelance soothsayer, prophet and dealer in sacred chickens. Now he finds himself struggling to outwit the law, solve mysteries and even fight 'demons'!Join Threptus and Floridius on their hilarious and action-packed adventures among Rome's superstitious underclass, and don't miss this ruder, funnier and still historically accurate version of The...

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Britannia. On the furthest frontier of the Roman Empire. A land of Druids and barbarians. Rome, AD 94. When the evil Emperor Domitian sends soldiers to seize his family's home in the middle of the night, Juba must escape with his brother and sisters, and journey to distant Britannia on the edge of the known world.His task: To avoid capture and death. His quest: To find a safe haven in Britain.His destiny: To save the children.

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After escaping the ruthless desperadoes, master-of-disguise P.K. Pinkerton has now set up a Private Eye business in Virginia City and is ready when a young maid named Martha approaches him for help in escaping a killer.

The first Barrington Stoke title from the author of the "Roman Mysteries", is inspired by a story from the Trojan War. Interest age: teens, reading age 8+

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If, as P.K.'s foster mother puts it, 'a Detective is someone who uncovers the Truth & brings Justice' then Lawrence...is being the kind of detective all good authors can be."--New York Times Book Review on P.K. Pinkerton and the Deadly DesperadosP.K. Pinkerton's detective agency is thriving in Virginia City—until the evening P.K. is abruptly stuffed into a turnip sack and tossed into the back of a wagon! Surfacing in Chinatown, P.K. is forced ...

Drehbuchautor Keith Michaels (Hugh Grant) hatte alles, einen Oscar®, Geld und Ruhm. Außerdem versprühte er diese unwiderstehliche Mischung aus britischem Witz und Charme. Doch das ist lange her: Nach einigen Flops ist er geschieden, pleite, ohne Aussicht auf neue Aufträge und mitten in einer ausgewachsenen Midlifecrisis. Sein letzter Ausweg: Er soll am College von Binghamton, einem verschlafenen Ostküstenort, einen Drehbuch-Kurs geben. Doch ka...