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.

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Lancashire School Library Services Fantastic Book Award. It was recognised by the Shrewsbury Children's Book Award. It also was recognised in the Primary School category by the Hillingdon Book Award.

This book features in the following series: The P. K. Pinkerton Mysteries, The Pk Pinkerton Mysteries .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 304 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Hachette Children's Group .

Timothy Matthew "Matt" Taylor is an award-winning film and video writer and producer who currently lives in the beautiful town of Shrewsbury, Masssachusetts, 40 miles outside of Boston. After 10 years of working for the Mouse at the entertainment capital of the world, Walt Disney World, Matt and his family moved up to the Northeast to better pursue jobs in film and video as well as writing. As a professional historian and genealogist, Matt currently leads and manages historic trolley tours in Boston, teaching and entertaining hundreds of thousands of visitors annually about the country's rich history and where it began. Allison Cain has a Bachelor's of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in drawing and watercolor from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. She has previously illustrated the book "Monster Mash-Up," written by Mark Rockets. Allison can be found on Instagram and at local conventions as HatterAndHolmes. Caroline Lawrence is American. She lives with her husband in London.