SuitabookMystery Train
Leslie McFarlane
- Reading
- If peril feels intense, pause after the fight or runaway locomotive and discuss what the characters know, fear and choose. Afterwards, compare the clues with the characters’ assumptions.
- Themes
- Team investigation: Nancy Drew, Frank Hardy and Joe Hardy join the search for a stolen diamond, with Frank and Joe motivated partly by a reward. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Danger during pursuit: The search involves a fight on a speeding train, a runaway locomotive and threats intended to derail the search for clues. Danger appears to drive the adventure, though whether it is treated as thrilling, troubling or consequential cannot be determined.
- Suspected kidnapping: The detectives suspect that actress Kate Harkins has been kidnapped after her sudden exit from the journey. The possibility of abduction adds uncertainty and urgency, but the book’s explanation and stance are not established.
- Worth knowing
- The book may invite discussion about how detectives respond when curiosity, money and responsibility pull in different directions, and whether dramatic danger helps or distracts from solving the case.