ISBN: 9780156030687 - The Necropolis Railway - A Novel of Murder, Mystery and Steam (jim Stringer) (36 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Bright and ambitious, young Jim Stringer moves from the English countryside to London deter- mined to become a railway man. It is 1903, the dawn of the Edwardian age, when steam runs the nation and the railways drive progress. Jim can't believe his luck to have gotten his foot in the door at South East Railway, run out of Waterloo Station. He finds, however, that his duties involve a graveyard shift, literally--a railway line that takes coffins from London morgues to the gigantic new cemeteries being dug in the city's outskirts. He also learns that his predecessor had disappeared and that his coworkers seem to have formed an instant loathing for him. Forced to live by his wits and to arrive at his own deductions--assisted by his landlady, for whom he falls-- he tries to figure out what is going on before he is issued a one-way ticket on the Necropolis Railway.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Bright and ambitious, young Jim Stringer moves from the English countryside to London deter- mined to become a railway man. It is 1903, the dawn of the Edwardian age, when steam runs the nation and the railways drive progress. Jim can't believe his luck to have gotten his foot in the door at South East Railway, run out of Waterloo Station. He finds, however, that his duties involve a graveyard shift, literally--a railway line that takes coffins from London morgues to the gigantic new cemeteries being dug in the city's outskirts. He also learns that his predecessor had disappeared and that his coworkers seem to have formed an instant loathing for him. Forced to live by his wits and to arrive at his own deductions--assisted by his landlady, for whom he falls-- he tries to figure out what is going on before he is issued a one-way ticket on the Necropolis Railway.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Bright and ambitious, young Jim Stringer moves from the English countryside to London deter- mined to become a railway man. It is 1903, the dawn of the Edwardian age, when steam runs the nation and the railways drive progress. Jim can't believe his luck to have gotten his foot in the door at South East Railway, run out of Waterloo Station. He finds, however, that his duties involve a graveyard shift, literally--a railway line that takes coffins from London morgues to the gigantic new cemeteries being dug in the city's outskirts. He also learns that his predecessor had disappeared and that his coworkers seem to have formed an instant loathing for him. Forced to live by his wits and to arrive at his own deductions--assisted by his landlady, for whom he falls-- he tries to figure out what is going on before he is issued a one-way ticket on the Necropolis Railway.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Bright and ambitious, young Jim Stringer moves from the English countryside to London deter- mined to become a railway man. It is 1903, the dawn of the Edwardian age, when steam runs the nation and the railways drive progress. Jim can't believe his luck to have gotten his foot in the door at South East Railway, run out of Waterloo Station. He finds, however, that his duties involve a graveyard shift, literally--a railway line that takes coffins from London morgues to the gigantic new cemeteries being dug in the city's outskirts. He also learns that his predecessor had disappeared and that his coworkers seem to have formed an instant loathing for him. Forced to live by his wits and to arrive at his own deductions--assisted by his landlady, for whom he falls-- he tries to figure out what is going on before he is issued a one-way ticket on the Necropolis Railway.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Pages white and clean. Binding square and firm.Laminatrion stressed along front outer edge. First US edition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Minimal wear to cover, pages are clean. Mystery. Pasadena's premier independent new and used bookstore.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very mild shelfwear. I note every flaw I find, so buy with confidence.

paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Gently used, clean and unmarked, solid and square glued binding, front cover flares up a bit. A 1905 London railroad thriller with the slang and idiom of the period. An unusual story in a "--noisy, steamy, antiquated world of great danger". 246 pages. 8 x 5.25. 2007, Harcourt, Inc.…

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Necropolis Railway. Book.

Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. First US Edition. Trade Paperback As New. A 'classy Potboiler' set in turn-of 20th century London when railway man Jum Sytringer moves to the steamy London of 1903. Loaded with railway lore, the idiom and slang of the period, danger--an atmospheric thriller. 246 pages. 8" x 5.2". 2007, Harcourt Books, Orlando, Florida. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

VHS. Condition: Used Very Good.

Condition: New.

Condition: new.

paperback. Condition: Like New. Uncorrected Proof. Publisher: Harcourt, New York, 2007. Advance Reading Copy from Uncorrected Proofs.FINE Softcover in beige wraps with titles in black, as issued. As new.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 246 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 256.