Jackie French 
Night Ride into Danger 
CBCA Notable Book 2022

Six mysterious passengers and seven dark secrets. Who can be trusted? It’s a dark and dangerous journey for the Cobb and Co night mail coach, but when his coach-driver father is injured, young Jem Donovan must take the reins.Surely a boy like Jem can’t handle a team of four horses and guide the coach on a rough bush track through fog and untold dangers? But there are six passengers on the coach tonight, each with a secret.And if Jem can’t get them all to their destination by morning, the seventh secret could be deadly …AWARDSLonglisted — ARA Historical Novel Prize 2021 (Children’s and Young Adult Category)CBCA Notable Book 2022Shortlisted — Davitt Awards 2022 (Children’s Crime Novel Category)