Laura has been in foster care since she was born, but Social Services have recently discovered that she has an uncle. Tariq gets kidnapped and so does Laura and they have to try and get out of Dead Man’s Cove, a cove where if they stay there too long they will sink and die.

Her bestselling One Dollar Horse trilogy for teenagers was followed by The Glory, a breathtaking YA adventure and romance about a long distance horse race across the American West. An absorbing novel that will hold the imagination of young reader and keep them guessing throughout. I think this book is amazing and I'm definitely looking forward to reading the rest of the "Laura marlin series! After walking the shore and getting my feet wet enjoying the view I found a nice log to sit and enjoy.

Summary: The thoroughly enjoyable first book in a series about a likeable young orphan who dreams of being a detective. Lauren St John grew up surrounded by horses and wild animals on a farm and game reserve in Zimbabwe, the inspiration for her memoir, Rainbow’s End. I can’t say exactly what issues are being dealt with within the book without giving too much of the story away, but they are serious and complicated issues. They are similar in a lot of ways, and while Kat Wolfe feels a lot like a more current and updated version of Laura Marlin, it left me feeling this book was a little left behind and forgotten, but I think I enjoyed it more than Kat Wolfe.

Travelling to St Ives Laura finds an acceptance, freedom and trust she has never known before, but the idyllic setting of this Cornish town belies the struggles to be accepted socially and the loneliness Laura feels as her uncle wanders the coastline at all hours. We were given a tour of Coast Guard Station Cape D and were taken down here to see it at the end of our tour. Calvin Redfern: “The ink-black figure of a man stood framed against the yellow light with a wolfhound at his side. I thought this quote was quite interesting because of the powerful descriptive language that was used to describe him like; the ‘ink-black figure’ makes him sound sinister and intimidating.Her uncle is a detective who is always out and about solving mysteries, one night Laura decides to follow him! Accompanied by her trusty companion, Skye, a three-legged husky, the dog she's always wanted, Laura's adventures begin in this first captivating mystery, winner of the 2011 Blue Peter Book of the Year Award. The last part of the book was one that had me totally immersed in the book, I just had to know if Tariq and Laura would be all right. Fortunately she is a courageous young girl, who keeps her wits about her when things go wrong, and she manages to get herself out of several scrapes. illimitée sure une selection du catalogue : des milliers de titres Audible Originals, podcasts et livres audio.

Lauren St John grew up surrounded by horses, cats, dogs, horses and a pet giraffe on a farm and game reserve in Zimbabwe, the inspiration for her bestselling White Giraffe and One Dollar Horse series, as well as standalone novels, The Snow Angel and The Glory. The first half of the book goes along quite slowly as Laura adjusts to her new life and settings but when the mystery behind her uncle and new friend begin to unravel I found that I couldn't put the book down and was disappointed when it all ended with quite a sudden jolt. Winner of the 2011 Blue Peter Book of the Year Award, DEAD MAN’S COVE is t he first book in a gripping adventure series about eleven-year-old ace detective, Laura Marlin, from award-winning author Lauren St John. The action of the book only really starts quite near the end and is told via some lengthy exposition. Her new life in Cornwall proves more mysterious than she might have wished for, however, and Laura has to use all her powers of deduction to unravel the secrets surrounding Dead Man’s Cove.

Lauren St John grew up surrounded by horses, cats, dogs, horses and a pet giraffe on a farm and game reserve in Zimbabwe, the inspiration for her bestselling White Giraffe and One Dollar Horse series.