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Books with title The Case of the Deadly Desperados: Book 1

  • The Case of the Deadly Desperados

    Caroline Lawrence, Pat Rodriguez, Orion Publishing Group Limited

    Audiobook (Orion Publishing Group Limited, July 29, 2011)
    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.
  • The Case of the Deadly Desperados: Book 1

    Caroline Lawrence, Matt Taylor

    Paperback (Orion Children's Books, July 5, 2012)
    From the author of the bestselling Roman Mysteries, a new series set in the Wild West, packed with danger and deadly desperados at every turn!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.
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  • The Case Of The Deadly Desperados

    Caroline Lawrence

    Library Binding (Thorndike Press, Nov. 1, 2012)
    Introducing P.K. Pinkerton, Master of Disguise When twelve-year-old P.K. (Pinky) Pinkerton's foster parents are murdered by Whittlin' Walt and his gang of ruthless desperados, Pinky goes on the run and is forced into hiding with Ma's priceless last possession: the deed to a large amount of land and silver mines in the Nevada Mountains. But relying on disguises will only keep Pinky hidden for so long, and the desperados are quickly closing in . . . Narrated by the incredibly lively Pinky, this thrilling high-speed chase through the Wild West will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page.
  • Case of the Deadly Desperados

    Caroline Lawrence

    Hardcover (Orion Children's Books, June 1, 2011)
    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.
  • The Case of the Deadly Desperados

    Caroline Lawrence

    Paperback (Galaxy, )
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  • The P. K. Pinkerton Mysteries: The Case of the Deadly Desperados: Book 1

    Caroline Lawrence

    eBook (Orion Children's Books, June 2, 2011)
    From the author of the bestselling Roman Mysteries, a new series set in the Wild West, packed with danger and deadly desperados at every turn!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.
  • The Case of the Deadly Desperados

    Caroline Lawrence

    Hardcover (Putnam Publishing Group, Feb. 16, 2012)
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  • The Case of the Deadly Desperados: Western Mysteries, Book One

    Caroline Lawrence

    Hardcover (Putnam Juvenile, Feb. 16, 2012)
    Introducing P.K. Pinkerton, Master of Disguise When twelve-year-old P.K. (Pinky) Pinkerton's foster parents are murdered by Whittlin' Walt and his gang of ruthless desperados, Pinky goes on the run and is forced into hiding with Ma's priceless last possession: the deed to a large amount of land and silver mines in the Nevada Mountains. But relying on disguises will only keep Pinky hidden for so long, and the desperados are quickly closing in . . . Narrated by the incredibly lively Pinky, this thrilling high-speed chase through the Wild West will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page.
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  • The Case of the Deadly Desperados: Western Mysteries, Book One

    Caroline Lawrence, T. Sands, Listening Library

    Audiobook (Listening Library, Feb. 14, 2012)
    The year is 1862 and 12-year-old P.K. Pinkerton is on the run from Whittlin Walt and his gang of ruthless desperados. P.K. is determined to hold on to his ma's last priceless possession: the deed to a large amount of land and silver mines in the Nevada Mountains. But this is the Wild West, and there,’s hardly a safe place to hide in Virginia City, an untamed mining town full of gamblers, hurdy girls and gunmen - all of them on the make! Relying on disguises will only keep P.K. hidden for so long as he works to outwit the outlaws who are quickly closing in.... At once thrilling, funny, and moving, this mystery adventure will keep listeners on the edge of their seats until the very minute.
  • The Case of the Deadly Desperados

    Caroline Lawrence

    Hardcover (GP Putnam's Sons division of Penguin Young Readers Group, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Western Mysteries Book One-my name is PK Pinkerton and before this day is over I will be dead.
  • The Case Of The Deadly Desperados

    Caroline Lawrence

    Hardcover (Thorndike Press, Jan. 1, 1838)
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  • The Case of the Deadly Desperados: Book 1

    Caroline Lawrence

    (Orion Children's Books, July 15, 2012)
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