The Fenland Knights
Martin Hedley
Paperback
(Grosvenor House Publishing Limited, Oct. 24, 2016)
The Fenland Knights is a children’s adventure novel set in the Fens. In a somewhat similar style to a Blyton or Ransome’s novel, but for modern day children. Josh a farmer’s son, Beverley the local doctor’s disabled daughter, and two younger scallywags create a secret society, based on the Knights Templar. They’re up against Big Arnie, an American billionaire bully, who intends bulldozing their local National Nature (SSSI) Reserve into a luxury golf complex.Ben and Tim, the two youngsters, get into scrapes and need rescuing.The Knights also meet serious setbacks, but using Beverley’s brains, Josh’s brawn, their smartphones and secret codes, they carry on. When Tim and Ben rescue a little dog - have they stumbled upon an answer? The surprising outcome plunges our four young heroes into a dangerous, confrontational situation.