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Title details for The Railway Detective by Edward Marston - Available

The Railway Detective

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by Edward Marston
Peter Walters
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THE THRILLING FIRST CASE FOR THE RAILWAY DETECTIVE London 1851. With the opening of the Great Exhibition at hand, interst in mounting in the engineering triumphs of the railways, but not everyone feels like celebrating ... In an audacious attack, the London to Birmingham mail train is robbed and derailed, casuing many casualties. Planned with military precision, this crime proves a challenge to Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck who 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 Madeleine, 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, The Railway Detective is an action-packed dip into murky 1850s London.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Railway Detective

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  • Release date

    May 20, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780749027131
      • File size: 259006 KB
      • Duration: 08:59:35

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Shortly before the Great Exhibition of 1851 is to open in England, the London to Birmingham mail train is robbed and derailed. D.I. Robert Colbeck is assigned to investigate the case, which promptly expands to include murder and blackmail. The challenge of multiple British, Scottish, and Irish accents is admirably met by Simon Prebble. He conveys the great variety of the characters' personalities--whether blustering, sarcastic, pompous, sneering, officious, or refined--so convincingly that the listener will quickly become emotionally allied with or repelled by certain individuals. (Colbeck's superior is particularly unlikable.) Though not filled with action and suspense, this is an enjoyable period piece of detective fiction. S.S.R. (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine

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