The Case of the Deadly Desperados (The P. K. Pinkerton Mysteries #1)
Author(s): Caroline Lawrence
Virginia City in 1862 is a mining camp sitting above a rich vein of silver in America's Wild West. It's a dangerous place, full of gamblers, hurdy girls and gunmen - all of them on the make! When twelve year-old P.K. Pinkerton arrives there, homeless, penniless and hunted, things don't look good. But P.K. soon finds allies in Sam Clemens, a newspaper reporter, Poker Face Jace, a gambler who can tell when someone is bluffing, and Ping, a Chinese photographer's apprentice. With the help of these friends - and armed with a Smith & Wesson seven-shooter and a knack for disguises - P.K. takes on the tricksters and desperados and tries to become a detective. Fast, furious and funny - an utterly entertaining mystery adventure from an author who knows exactly how to grip and thrill her readers.
Product Information
From the author of the bestselling The Roman Mysteries comes this whip-cracking new detective series, set in the Wild West and packed with danger and deadly desperados at every turn!
General Fields
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- : Orion Publishing Group, Limited
- : Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
- : 0.286
- : 01 May 2012
- : 202mm X 129mm X 23mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 August 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : Caroline Lawrence
- : Illustrations, maps
- : 304
- : 813.6
- : English
- : 1
- : Paperback