Inspector Colbeck's casebook
Subtitle: thirteen tales from the railway detective
By: Edward Marston
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Allison & Busby, Limited
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9780749014698; 9780749014742
Subjects: Victor Leeming (Fictitious character); Fiction; Police; Railroad travel; History
Description: Thirteen specially commissioned short stories from the master of historical crime fiction Edward Marston, following his quick witted protagonist Inspector Colbeck. A young porter is found dead in a coal tub; Colbeck devises a trap to catch a thief; and a burnt train carriage holds a gruesome secret in a small coastal village. As Colback and his trusty aide Sergeant Victor Leeming begin to piece together clues and motives for each crime, it becomes clear the pair must stay a step ahead of the culprits to solve the cases. With a new suspect at every turn, can the duo unearth the real villains?
Table of contents: title: Wetting the coal; title: Rain, steam and speed; title: The railway church; title: A family affair; title: The hat trick; title: Helping hand; title: Songs for a Swedish nightingale; title: Suffer little children; title: The missionary; title: On guard; title: The barber of Ravenglass; title: Puffing Billy; title: The end of the line.