Book description
A perplexing new case for the Railway Detective
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 Â- 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 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.
Edward Marston was born and brought up in South Wales. A full-time
writer for over thirty years, he has worked in radio, film, television
and the theatre and is a former chairman of the Crime Writers'
Association. Prolific and highly successful, he is equally at home
writing children's books or literary criticism, plays or biographies.
There are currently seven books in the series featuring Inspector
Robert Colbeck and Sergeant Victor Leeming, set in the 1850s.
www. edwardmarston. com
