The Railway Viaduct

Edward Marston

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Allison & Busby
06 May 2019

Fiction & Literature; Historical mysteries

Series: Railway Detective

As a train speeds over the Sankey Viaduct, the dead body of a man is hurled into the canal below. Inspector Robert Colbeck and Sergeant Victor Leeming take charge of their most complex and difficult case yet. Hampered by the fact that the corpse has nothing on him to indicate his identity, they are baffled until a young woman comes forward to explain that the murder victim, Gaston Chabal, is an engineer, working on a major rail link in France. As the case takes on an international dimension, problems accumulate. The detectives wonder if the murder is connected to a series of vicious attacks on the rail link that is being built by British navvies under the direction of a British construction engineer. Colbeck and Leeming have to survive personal danger, resistance from the French government, broadsides from their Superintendent, and many other setbacks before they solve the crime.

By: Edward Marston
Imprint: Allison & Busby
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Volume: No. 3
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9780749081140
ISBN 10: 0749081147
Series: Railway Detective
Pages: 314
Publication Date: 06 May 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Railway Viaduct

"""The third Colbeck mystery, THE RAILWAY VIADUCT, is wonderful. Once again, Marston's passion for the mysteries of architecture and the architectonics of mystery shines through his warmly satirical storytelling.""--Reviewing the Evidence"