Inspector Colbeck's casebook
By: by Edward Marston
Series: Railway detective series
Publisher: Magna
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Long Preston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9780750539883
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Fiction; Victor Leeming (Fictitious character); Railroad travel; Police; History
Description: "In this thrilling selection of short stories, 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 Colbeck 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 villains?"--Publisher description.
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.