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Violet McIntyre has a decision to make. Her mother and younger sister depend on Violet making this the correct choice, but she could never have forseen just how bad it would prove to be. Soon Violet's life is curiously linked to an investigation that Detective Inspector Charles Vignoles of the L.N.E.R Detective Department is pursuing. Vignoles thinks he's making good progress, but when two young railway cleaners at Woodford Halse locomotive depot make a startling discovery, everything spirals out of control, becoming ever deadlier by the hour. D.I. Vignoles struggles to understand the worsening situation, and like the smoke from the grimy locomotives that gets in his eyes, his judgment becomes clouded. But he cannot afford to make a mistake - a woman's life depends upon it.Set in 1946 during the austere gloom of post-war Britain, this is a gripping and atmospheric murder mystery, laced throughout by the atmosphere of the old Great Central Railway and the swing beat of the music of the time.

It is March 1946, and the realities of austerity living are hitting home. The railways are falling apart, rationing is getting worse and black-marketeers are at work. For Violet McIntyre, a dressmaker living in Woodford Halse, it is a struggle to make ends meet. She must do the best for her widowed mother and younger sister. And she has a decision to make - but will it be the correct one?

Her life becomes inextricably linked to an investigation that Detective Inspector Charles Vignoles of the Railway Detective Dept. is persuing. Vignoles believes he's making good progress tracking a gang of money counterfeiters, but when two young cleaners from Woodford engine shed make a startling discovery, everything spirals out of control, becoming ever deadlier by the hour.

The Inspector struggles to understand the worsening situation, and like the smoke from the grimy engines that gets in his eyes, his judgement becomes clouded. But he cannot afford to make a mistake - a woman's life may depend upon it!