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The Iron Horse
The bestselling Victorian mystery series
Series: Railway Detective
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If you enjoy historical crime thrillers set in the Victorian era with a backdrop of railway intrigue, you might find this book particularly appealing. Its engaging blend of historical detail and a gripping murder mystery delivers a ride full of suspense and richly developed characters.
The Iron Horse
'A grand romp very much in the tradition of Holmes and Watson... Packed with characters Dickens would have been proud of. Wonderful, well written.' - Time Out
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Derby Day at Epsom Downs. A multitude of people crowd to watch the races: dukes and dustmen, bishops and beggars, privileged ladies and prostitutes. The gamut of Victorian society and a hotbed for crime and crooks of all kinds.
With the nation a-flutter in the run up to this national event, a disembodied head is discovered on a passenger train at Crewe; the first in a murky course of events that takes in murder, fraud and race-fixing. Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck and his assistant are assigned to the case and are soon snarled up in a web of skulduggery stretching across the country. They are forced to ask themselves, just how much is someone prepared to hazard to win?
The Iron Horse by Edward Marston offers a gripping mystery set against the backdrop of a thrilling sporting event, intertwining the elegance and the dark underworld of Victorian England.
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9780749079154
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 June 2008
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Allison & Busby
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 336
About the Author
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 and settings for his crime novels range from the world of professional golf to the compilation of the Domesday Survey. The Iron Horse is the fourth book in the series featuring Inspector Robert Colbeck and Sergeant Victor Leeming, set in 1850s London.
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