Language:EnglishPublisher:ReadHowYouWantISBN-13:9780369372475ISBN-10:369372476UPC:9780369372475Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Mystery & DetectiveBook Topic:HistoricalSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.3404Product ID:SCFMCQ52N3
In 1851 England, the city of London anticipates the grand opening of the Great Expedition. Excitement is mounting with each engineering triumph of the railways, but not everyone feels like celebrating. A sudden attack hits the London to Birmingham mail train and it is looted and derailed. Planned with military precision, Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck fights to untangle a web of murder, blackmail and destruction. As Colbeck closes in on the criminal masterminds, events take an unexpected turn when the beautiful Madeline, daughter of the injured train driver, becomes a pawn in the criminals game. With time running out, good and evil, new and old, battle against each other. But will the long arm of the law have speed on its side? Full of historical detail, unexpected twists and memorable characters, this is a mystery that will surprise you at every turn.
Language:EnglishPublisher:ReadHowYouWantISBN-13:9780369372475ISBN-10:369372476UPC:9780369372475Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Mystery & DetectiveBook Topic:HistoricalSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.3404Product ID:SCFMCQ52N3
Marston, Edward: - "EDWARD MARSTON was born and brought up in South Wales. A full - time writer for over thirty years, he has worked in radio, film, television and the theatre. Prolific and highly successful, he is equally at home writing children's books or literary criticism, plays or biographies, and the settings for his crime novels range from the world of professional golf to the compilation of the Domesday Survey. The Excursion Train is the second book in the series featuring Inspector Robert Colbeck and his assistant Sergeant Victor Leeming."
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In 1851 England, the city of London anticipates the grand opening of the Great Expedition. Excitement is mounting with each engineering triumph of the railways, but not everyone feels like celebrating. A sudden attack hits the London to Birmingham mail train and it is looted and derailed. Planned with military precision, Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck fights to untangle a web of murder, blackmail and destruction. As Colbeck closes in on the criminal masterminds, events take an unexpected turn when the beautiful Madeline, daughter of the injured train driver, becomes a pawn in the criminals game. With time running out, good and evil, new and old, battle against each other. But will the long arm of the law have speed on its side? Full of historical detail, unexpected twists and memorable characters, this is a mystery that will surprise you at every turn.
Marston, Edward: - "EDWARD MARSTON was born and brought up in South Wales. A full - time writer for over thirty years, he has worked in radio, film, television and the theatre. Prolific and highly successful, he is equally at home writing children's books or literary criticism, plays or biographies, and the settings for his crime novels range from the world of professional golf to the compilation of the Domesday Survey. The Excursion Train is the second book in the series featuring Inspector Robert Colbeck and his assistant Sergeant Victor Leeming."
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