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1851 and the city of London anticipates the grand opening of the Great Expedition. The London to Birmingham mail train is looted and derailed and Detective Colbeck fights to untangle a web of murder, blackmail and destruction.Read More

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  • Foyles

    London 1851. With the opening of the Great Exhibition at hand, interest is 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, causing 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?The Railway Detective is an action-packed dip into murky 1850s London. Full of historical detail, unexpected twists and memorable characters, this is a mystery that will surprise you at every turn.

  • Play

    In 1851 England the city of London anticipates the grand opening of the Great Expedition. Excitement is mounting with each engineering triumph of the railways but not everyone feels like celebrating. A sudden attack hits the London to Birmingham mail train and it is looted and derailed. Planned with military precision Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck 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 Madeline 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 unexpected twists and memorable characters this is a mystery that will surprise you at every turn.

  • BookDepository

    The Railway Detective : Paperback : Allison & Busby : 9780749083526 : 0749083522 : 20 May 2005 : 1851 and the city of London anticipates the grand opening of the Great Expedition. The London to Birmingham mail train is looted and derailed and Detective Colbeck fights to untangle a web of murder, blackmail and destruction.

  • Blackwell

    First in a historical mystery series set in nineteenth centuryLondon. A robbery on the London-Birmingham mail train takesInspector Robert Colbeck into the heart of the seedy dens of theDevil's Acre In 1851 England, the city of London anticipates...

  • 0749083522
  • 9780749083526
  • Edward Marston
  • 1 January 2005
  • Allison & Busby
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 288
  • paperback / softback
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