Winner of the CWA Dagger in the Library 2018.
Never had I been given a tougher problem to solve,and never had I been so utterly at my wits'end for a solution.
A signalman is found dead by a railway tunnel. A man identifies his wife as a victim of murder on the underground. Two passengers mysteriously disappear between stations,leaving behind a dead body. Trains have been a favourite setting of many crime writers,providing the mobile equivalent of the'locked-room'scenario. Their enclosed carriages with a limited number of suspects lend themselves to seemingly impossible crimes.
In an era of cancellations and delays,alibis reliant upon a timely train service no longer ring true,yet the railway detective has enjoyed a resurgence of popularity in the twenty-first century. Both train buffs and crime fans will delight in this selection of fifteen railway-themed mysteries,featuring some of the most popular authors of their day alongside less familiar names. This is a collection to beguile even the most wearisome commuter.
Publisher: British Library PublishingISBN: 9780712352703Number of pages: 288Dimensions: 190 x 130 mm
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