Arlo Banks has always wanted to be a detective. And when he solves a fiendish puzzle in The Times, set by an elderly Oxford professor, he might just get his chance.

The reward for solving the puzzle is a trip of a lifetime – a journey on the famous Orient Express. It is a journey full of mystery and murder. Clues are everywhere.

As Arlo Banks, your job is track down the truth. But there are puzzles and riddles at every turn, and the answers are not always as straightforward as they seem.

You choose what path you take, what puzzles you solve, and what answers you take to help you solve a murder.

Your choices could take you to the killer – or lead to a more unfortunate fate.

Paul Westmoreland has been a professional writer for over 25 years, creating award-winning advertising for TV, cinema, radio and digital campaigns. He is now a full-time author, and as well as coming up with fiendish puzzle and mystery books, he is the writer behind the spooky Rudy middle-grade series, which first published in 2023.

Number of pages: 368
Reading age guide: 8 to 12 years
Publication date: 26th September 2024
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780241723401
Format: Paperback

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