The Railway Detective
CD Edition
by Edward Marston
narrated by Simon Prebble
Genre: Crime and Mystery
Age Group: Adult
Book Reference: DIR1636
ISBN: 978 1 4074 7597 4
Duration: 8h (approx.) on 7 CDs
Publication Date: May 2008
Synopsis
London, 1851. The London to Birmingham mail train is robbed and derailed, injuring the driver and others aboard. With the opening of the Great Exhibition at hand, interest is mounting in the engineering triumphs of the railways.
But not everyone is celebrating. Planned with military precision, this crime challenges the new Police force to its limits and leads Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck to discover a web of murder, blackmail and destruction...
Press Quotes
Guardian
“A consummate storyteller.”
Los Angeles Times
“Charming... Marston really knows his period and his turf.”
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