'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.
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- Year Published:
- 2018
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- Editors:
- Edwards, Martin
- ISBN:
- 9780712352703
- Number of Pages:
- 288
- Publication Date:
- 10/03/2018
- Publisher:
- British Library Publishing
- Series:
- British Library Crime Classics
- Imprint:
- The British Library Publishing Division
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9780712352703