![]() ![]() When Bill is suddenly called away to keep an eye on a man called Raya Uma, of whom the Government are suspicious, he suggests taking his wife and the children with him and posing as a family man. ![]() They are in convalescence after having influenza and the Doctor has advised Mrs Mannering that they should go away on holiday for a while. ![]() Like The Sea of Adventure, this book begins with Jack, Philip, Dinah and Lucy-Ann unable to return to school at the start of term because of illness. What are the villain and his gang seeking in the remote reaches of the river, and can the children bring him to justice at last? A boat-trip along the River of Abencha - soon to be renamed the River of Adventure! - leaves the four children unexpectedly on their own with Tala the boatman and the loyal young servant-boy, Oola, as the river takes them in pursuit of a dangerous criminal. Review by Anita Bensoussane Foreign Titlesįrench: Le Mystère de la Rivière Noire (Arthur & Cie sur la Rivière Noire)īrief Summary by Courtenay Rule: When their friend and step-father Bill needs to go undercover in the Middle East for his police work, it's the beginning of another adventure for Philip, Dinah, Jack and Lucy-Ann. ![]()
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