Death on a Branch Line; 1st/1st

Martin, Andrew

ISBN 10: 0571229670 / ISBN 13: 9780571229673

Published by Faber and Faber, 2008

About this Item

A fine, unread copy of a first edition, first impression paperback original. All books are swathed in biodegradable bubble wrap and posted in strong, custom made book boxes to ensure undamaged delivery.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Death on a Branch Line; 1st/1st
• Publisher: Faber and Faber
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571229670
• ISBN 13: 9780571229673
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • ABE

About this title

Synopsis

It s the sweltering summer of 1911, and one Friday evening a special train rolls into York station. It carries a young aristocrat recently found guilty of murdering his father in the sleepy village of Adenwold. He is briefly entrusted into the custody of railway detective Jim Stringer, and he warns of another murder likely to happen in the same village that of his brother, a reclusive intellectual. Jim and his wife Lydia take the train along the near deserted branch line to Adenwold. Here they encounter a host of likely suspects and the intended victim, as Jim has one weekend in which to stop a murder and unravel a conspiracy of international dimensions.

About the Author

Andrew Martin grew up in Yorkshire. After qualifying as a barrister he became a freelance journalist, in which capacity he has tended to write about the North, class, trains, seaside towns and eccentric individuals. His hugely acclaimed Jim Stringer novels are The Necropolis Railyway, The Blackpool Highflyer, The Lost Luggage Porter and Murder at Deviation Junction.