- Paperback: 317 pages
- Publisher: Parragon Plus (1995)
- ISBN-10: 0752509810
- ISBN-13: 978-0752509815
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 495,875 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I loved this story as a 7 year old child. I found it compared very favourably with any of the Famous Five series, and any of the other individual stories I subsequently read.
It contains a clever plot with some surprising twists, all told at an exciting pace. There are moments of real suspense here.
The main character of the story is an American boy called Kit, who is brought to England by his guardian to escape from his 'wicked uncle', whom it is believed is behind an unsuccessful kidnap attempt. Kit stands to inherit the fortune of his missing-presumed-dead father, and this has tempted his uncle to attempt to ransom the boy.
Kit's adventures in England make entertaining reading for a 7-11 year old. The ironies of the plot are intricate for a children's book, and add colour to the tale.
The chapter illustrations are good, some of them being very atmospheric. They belong to a bygone age that should appeal to the more imaginative child whose mind has not been totally polluted by modernity.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I first read this book about 35 years ago at school and have recently discovered it again.Memories of happy days returned. I think you will find the story excellent.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A couple of above average stories from this Author. As far as I am aware the characters in both books are one-offs, and the stories are more original than most of the formulaic series like famous five etc. Although the Treasure Hunters has the almost inevitable secret passage in neither of them do we have Blyton's ludicrous stock situation of young children beating professional criminals. The behaviour of the children and grandparents in the latter may seem a bit odd to anyone under 50.
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