A Metropolitan Murder

Inspector Webb 1

Lee Jackson

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Random House
15 October 2004

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery

Series: Inspector Webb

A gripping historical detective thriller set amongst the tunnels of underground Victorian London from the author of London Dust, a historical novel shortlisted for the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award, and creator of www.victorianlondon.org, the most comprehensive online source of Victorian history. A must buy for fans of Peter Ackroyd's historical fiction.

The last train of the night pulls into the gas-lit platform of Baker Street underground station.

A young woman is found strangled, her body abandoned in a second-class carriage. The brutal 'Railway Murder' brings Inspector Decimus Webb to the newly-formed Metropolitan Line on a bleak winter's night.

His investigation leads him through the slums of Victorian London to the Holborn Refuge, a home for 'fallen women', and to Clara White, a respectable servant. But Clara has her own tragic and shameful history.

As her past is revealed, Inspector Webb must decide whether she is merely a victim of circumstance, or a prime suspect. Only then can he unearth a dark secret, hidden in the depths of underground London. Lee Jackson's second novel brilliantly recreates the sights, sounds and smells of Victorian London, taking readers on a suspense-filled journey through its criminal underworld.

By: Lee Jackson
Imprint: Random House
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 213g
ISBN: 9780099440024
ISBN 10: 0099440024
Series: Inspector Webb
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 15 October 2004
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lee Jackson lives in with his partner Joanne in London and works as a librarian at the British Library of Political and Economic Science. His first book, London Dust was nominated for the CWA Ellis Peters Historial Dagger Award. He is fascinated by the social history of Victorian London and spends much of his time on the ongoing development of his website, www victorianlondon.org

Reviews for A Metropolitan Murder: (Inspector Webb 1)

Victorian London is vividly brought to life - for an atmospheric picture of the period it's hard to beat Sunday Telegraph This is a rare and succulent piece of work Literary Review An entertaining mystery story and one that is guaranteed to keep readers on their toes throughout Historical Novels Review