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A Christmas Railway Mystery

The Railway Detective, Book 15

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A Christmas Railway Mystery

By: Edward Marston
Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
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December 1860. Headed for the morning shift at the Swindon Locomotive Works is an army of men pouring out of terraced houses built by the GWR, a miniature town and planned community that aims to provide for its employees from cradle to grave. Unfortunately, boilersmith Frank Rodman is headed for the grave sooner than he'd expected, or he will be once his missing head is found.

Colbeck, the Railway Detective, finds his investigation into Rodman's murder mired in contradictions. Was the victim a short-tempered brawler or a committed Christian and chorister? On the trail of Rodman's enemy as the season starts to bite, Colbeck finds little festive cheer in the twists and turns of this peculiar case.

©2017 Edward Marston (P)2018 Soundings Crime Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Holidays Mystery Thriller & Suspense Railroad Detective Exciting Crime
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Lovely characters and a believable no nonsense story. The author really manages to take you back to the atmosphere of times past.

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