# The P. K. Pinkerton Mysteries: The Case of the Deadly Desperados

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- Book: [The P. K. Pinkerton Mysteries: The Case of the Deadly Desperados](https://www.bookquiver.com/caroline-lawrence/the-p-k-pinkerton-mysteries-the-case-of-the-deadly-desperados) ([The P. K. Pinkerton Mysteries: The Case of the Deadly Desperados.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/caroline-lawrence/the-p-k-pinkerton-mysteries-the-case-of-the-deadly-desperados.md))
- Authors: [Caroline Lawrence](https://www.bookquiver.com/caroline-lawrence), [Pat Rodriguez](https://www.bookquiver.com/pat-rodriguez)
- Publisher: orion_children_s_books
- ISBN: 978-14-4400-325-3
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2012-07-05
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

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.