Jack Haydon's Quest
1906
When Jack Haydon, prefect and star athlete at Rushmere School, is attacked on a country road by a sinister stranger demanding a private letter, his comfortable schoolboy world shatters. The letter is from his father, a renowned ruby expert who has vanished in the remote reaches of Burmah after uncovering treachery surrounding a precious gemstone. Jack awakens to learn that his father disappeared while journeying home, and the attackers who left him for dead were mere hired thugs in a much larger conspiracy. What begins as a boy's desperate need to know what happened to his father evolves into a thrilling quest across exotic, dangerous territories, as Jack teams with his father's fellow adventurers in pursuit of answers that could cost them their lives. This is adventure fiction in the grand tradition: a ripping yarn about loyalty, courage, and the unbearable weight of not knowing whether someone you love is alive or dead. Perfect for readers who grew up on King Solomon's Mines, The Secret Garden, or any tale of young people thrust into peril beyond their years.
