The Excursion Train - Hardcover

Marston, Edward

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750524057 ISBN 13: 9780750524056

Publisher: Magna Large Print Books, 2005

Synopsis

On the shocking discovery of a passenger's body on the Great Western Railway excursion train, Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck and his assistant, Sergeant Victor Leeming, are dispatched to the scene.

Faced with what initially appears to be a motiveless murder, Colbeck is intrigued by the murder weapon - a noose.

When it emerges that the victim had worked as a public executioner, Colbeck realises that this must be intrinsically linked to the killer's choice of weapon. However, the further he delves into the case, the more mysterious it becomes. And when a second man is strangled by a noose on a train, Colbeck knows that he must act quickly. Can he catch the murderer before more lives are lost?

Set in Victorian England and rich in historical detail, The Excursion Train will hold you captivated from the beginning to the end of its journey.

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Review

"Marston's Victorian historical set in England features Detective Inspector

Synopsis

As a bustling crowd clambers aboard the Great Western Railway excursion train taking them to an illegal prize-fight, the guard fears for the safety of his rolling stock. Little does he expect, however, the murder of one of his passengers, public executioner Jake Bransby. Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck and his assistant Sergeant Victor Leeming are sent to the scene and are intrigued by the murder weapon - a noose. When a second man is strangled by a noose on a train, Colbeck must act quickly to catch the murderer before more lives are lost?

Edition details

• Publisher: Magna Large Print Books
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0750524057
• ISBN 13: 9780750524056
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352