Robert Wingfield

The Mystery of the Lake (The Orinoco voyages, #1) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Two boys meet for the first time as they try to buy a wrecked dinghy from a mysterious old man. He agrees to sell it to them both, and an uneasy alliance is formed, softened when they discover that they have a mutual favourite, the book, Swallows and Amazons. It seems the old man is a fan too.
Upon first inspection of their new prize, the boys discover a simple map, with a single X on it. The family joins in, and they realise that it is the outline of the estuary where they are planning to sail. The X is actually on a tiny island.
This means they are going to have to repair the boat, and learn to sail properly, before they can begin their search. They work together, and along with two older siblings, make their erratic way over to the island. There is a riddle to solve, and it yields up a few coins, and also another clue.
This second pointer is followed, and that too solved, yielding a larger collection of coins, and yet another clue. However, by now they have attracted the attention of a modern-day pirate, who begins to stalk them, in the hope of getting the old man's treasure for himself.
After a few narrow escapes, they eventually they give the pirate the slip, and with their siblings and a borrowed mother, follow another clue, north to the Lake District. They take lodgings in an isolated farmhouse, hidden deep in the interior.
After solving another riddle, the final treasure now seems to be within their grasp, in a secret boathouse. They make the trip over the lake, but the place is full of crates, obviously a store of some sort, but why is it hidden out here? To their horror, the boys discover that the owners of these crates are none other than a gang of criminals, who are seemingly running their very guesthouse. The whole family is barricaded into their rooms while the villains decide how to dispose of them. Only the boys can save them all, but this involves a midnight breakout, and a desperate sail up the lake.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Robert Wingfield
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781370504800
• Artikelnr.: 56992055

Autorenporträt

Robert Wingfield used to sleep in the technology department of a large organisation between 9 and 5 each day, (except on Fridays when they woke him at 4 and sent him home early), but he finally got tired with this taxing routine and left his job for good. A prolific writer, to date he has over twenty works, electronically and in paperback, available through various outletsall can be tracked through www.robertwingfieldauthor.co.uk.

His work covers several genres:
Satirical sci-fi novels, 'The Dan Provocations', hopefully having you laughing out loud (or cringing, when you realize how closely satire matches reality).
Gothic chillers in the form of the 'Ankerita' series (The Seventh House) featuring a Tudor anchoress reborn in modern times.
Travelogues in the 'One Man in a Bus' series, currently cover Sicily, North Cyprus and Syros in the Cyclades.
Other short stories with a supernatural flavor ('The Black Dog of Peel' is free for you on this site).

For the younger reader, 'The Mystery of the Lake' and 'the Mystery of the Midnight Sun' have a Swallows and Amazons feel, and are suitable for even your grey-haired old great-aunt.
'The Adventures of Stefan' kick off with 'Stefan and the Sand Witch', a modern day fairy-tale, and 'Stefan and the Spirit of the Woods', an eco-fairytale.

For those who have elderly relatives telling them about embarrassing ailments, you need 'Everyone's Guide to not being an Old Person', a gentle satire on what people do when they get old, and how to avoid it.

For those struggling authors, he runs The Inca Project, a set of free resources to help you get your works into print. He also provides formatting and editing services through the project, to ensure you get the best result from your masterpiece. See www.incaproject.co.uk

He has written many reviews on management books and was a member of the Chartered Management Institute and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers when he was working and could afford the subscriptions.

His other interests include digital forensics, nature and building conservation, photography, and resisting emotional blackmail from his Labrador.

Favorite quotes:
Don't give up your day job... whoops too late.
(Robert Wingfield)