M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman invite you and all the family for a fun, live event at The Theatre Royal Brighton at 5pm on Monday 28th February to celebrate the publication of the fifth book in the award-winning, bestselling Adventures on Trains series, Sabotage on the Solar Express, with special guest Elisa Paganelli, the series illustrator, who will be live drawing.

This special event will be packed with interesting facts about trains, the science of steam power, railways of the world, mystery stories and how to be a good detective.

Maya and Sam will share their adventures writing together, how they create their books and their passion for the wonderful world of railways, invite the audience to create a live mystery story and give a dramatic reading from the newest adventure, Sabotage on the Solar Express.

In Sabotage on the Solar Express, Hal and Nat travel to the Australian outback, to ride on a prototype hydrogen-fuelled train, unaware that they’re in for or a fast-paced, action-packed thrill ride!

There will be a question-and-answer session at the end, an opportunity to meet Maya, Sam and Elisa and get a book signed, as well as an exclusive teaser about the sixth book, coming in October 2022!

M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, authors of the bestselling Adventures on Trains series invite your school to join them for a fun, educational and engaging event, live from The Theatre Royal Brighton on Monday 28th February to celebrate World Book Week, and the publication of the fifth book in the series, Sabotage on the Solar Express.

Fresh from winning the 2021 Children’s Book of the Year at the British Book Awards for the first in the Trains series The Highland Falcon Thief, Maya and Sam will be performing an hour-long author event for school groups on the main stage of the Theatre Royal Brighton at 10am and 1pm, with very special guest, the series illustrator Elisa Paganelli, who will be live drawing during the event.

This special event will be packed with interesting facts about trains, the science of steam power, railways of the world, mystery stories and how to be a good detective.

Maya and Sam will share their adventures writing together, how they create their books and their passion for the wonderful world of railways, invite the audience to create a live mystery story and give a dramatic reading from the newest adventure, Sabotage on the Solar Express.

In Sabotage on the Solar Express, Hal and Nat travel to the Australian outback, to ride on a prototype hydrogen-fueled train, unaware that they’re in for or a fast-paced, action-packed thrill ride!

There will be a question-and-answer session at the end, an opportunity to meet Maya, Sam and Elisa and get a book signed, as well as an exclusive teaser about the sixth book, coming in October 2022!

At the end of the event M. G. Leonard, Sam Sedgman and Elisa Paganelli will be in the foyer signing books and meeting young readers.

For FREE tickets for schools, please contact Book Nook Hove info@booknookuk.com or call 01273 911988. Please note that there is a minimum book purchase per school group.

Seating will be allocated on a first come first-served basis. Please indicate which performance would you like to attend 10am or 1pm.

For Families who wish to attend the 5pm event - booking is open now through the Theatre Royal Brighton box office

Fresh from winning the 2021 Children’s Book of the Year at the British Book Awards for the first in the Adventures on Trains series The Highland Falcon Thief, M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman invite you and all the family for a fun, live event at The Theatre Royal Brighton at 4:30pm on Wednesday 20th October to celebrate the publication of the fourth book in the series, Danger at Dead Man’s Pass. We also welcome a very special guest, the series illustrator Elisa Paganelli, who will be live drawing throughout the event.

In this special event packed with interesting facts about trains, railways, mystery stories and how to be a good detective, Maya and Sam will also talk about their adventures writing together and what goes into researching their books. The authors will reveal how they come up with the ideas for the books and share their passion for the wonderful world of railways explored by Harrison Beck, the drawing detective, and his travel writing uncle, Nathanial Bradshaw. You’ll be treated to a dramatic reading from the newest adventure Danger at Dead Man’s Pass, which takes Hal and Nat to the peak of the Harz Mountain in Germany to solve the mystery of a deadly family curse, a demonstration of the science behind a steam engine, a question-and-answer session, and an exclusive teaser about the fifth book, Sabotage on the Solar Express, coming in February 2022!

JOIN M. G. LEONARD AND SAM SEDGMAN at this year’s Henley Literature Festival.

Embark on a thrilling adventure with the creators of the bestselling and prize-winning Adventures on Trains series. Join Beetle Boy author M.G. Leonard and playwright Sam Sedgman for some steam-powered suspense as they introduce Danger at Dead Man’s Pass, a spooky supernatural mystery complete with strange letters, secrets and a family curse.

For more information about the festival and to book tickets - CLICK HERE

Come and join us to celebrate this exciting new series with authors M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman. Listen to an excerpt from the story and hear about the authors' own adventures on trains while researching and writing the book. Ask them all your burning questions about trains, detectives, writing and adventuring. Get your book signed by both authors. We love this book and can't wait to share it with you all.

If you can’t make it to the event but would like to order a signed and personalised copy, head to our shop www.booknookuk.com/signed-books