The Excursion Train

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Set in 19th century England, a bustling crowd boards the Great Western Railway Excursion train on their way to an illegal championship fight in Maidenhead As the rowdiness of the crowd increases, the train s guard fears for the safety of his rolling stock The last thing he expects to find is the brutal murder of one of his passengers, Jake Bransby Once the shocking discovery of the body is made, Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck and his assistant Inspector Leeming, are called to the scene Faced with what initially appears to be a motiveless murder Colbeck is perplexed by the murder weapon, a noose until he later discovers Bransby previously worked as a public executioner However, the he delves into the case the mysterious it seems to become After a second death by noose takes place Colbeck knows he must act quickly Can he catch the murderer before lives are lost Rich in historical detail The Excursion Train will hold you captivated from beginning to end. Free Read The Excursion Train Author Edward Marston For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr The railway detective s second outing is a fine piece of gentle Victorian crime detection not that the crimes are all that gentle, nor their reason, but Edward Marston has a measured hand, a fine sense of the era, a good grasp of the impact of technology in Victorian London and of the social consequences of the new transportation technology London in 1850s was going through rapid development, population growth and expansion, the shift toward suburbia was beginning and the effects of rapid ind The railway detective s second outing is a fine piece of gentle Victorian crime detection not that the crimes are all that gentle, nor their reason, but Edward Marston has a measured hand, a fine sense of the era, a good grasp of the impact of technology in Victorian London and of the social consequences of the new transportation technology London in 1850s was going through rapid development, population growth and expansion, the shift toward suburbia was beginning and the effects of rapid industrialisation being felt Trains were making the country smaller, as travel times reduced and the Home Counties in particular drawn into the city s daily life.In this instance, we find ourselves in the world of prize fighting that is, illegal bareknuckle boxing where there were vast sums to be made and lost , with some of mid Victorian England s most important sports stars the modern world of football celebrity is far from the first instance of sports stardom when a down at heel cobbl...3.75 Stars A charming well written crime mystery that kept me entertained and interested to the end I enjoyed the characters but hoping as the series develop they get a bitdepth The mystery itself was intriguing and thought provoking Will be reading the next bookEdward Marston is a guilty pleasure Simple, easy to read mysteries, perfect when you fancy an unchallenging but enjoyable readScotland Yard and the Railway Detective are called in again, this time to investigate the garotting of a hangman on his way by train to a boxing match Mr Marsden includes all sorts of period references to the Fancy including the origin of the phrase up to scratch which refers to the scratch in the centre of the ring where the match begins He deals with the fact that such matches were illegal and that training sites were subject to raids by the authorities as were the sites of the matches t Scotland Yard and the Railway Detective are called in again, this time to investigate the garotting of a hangman on his way by train to a boxing match Mr Marsden includes all sorts of period references to the Fancy including the origin of the phrase up to scratch which refers to the scratch in the centre of the ring where the match begins He deals with the fact that such matches were illegal and that training sites were subject to raids by the authorities as were the sites of the matches themselves.That is just the beginning as we then lear...This series is a great escape from the brutal thrillers that I normally read It is rich in history and portrays the Victorian era very well I love all the characters and there is, of course, a romantic interest for Madeline Andrews and Robert Colbeck which I find very interesting This book is the second in the series and is a very enjoyable read for train enthusiasts and mystery buffs alike I highly recommend this book and I definitely will continue with the series as I find the plots to be This series is a great escape from the brutal thrillers that I normally read It is rich in history and portrays the Victorian era very well I love all the characters and there is, of course, a r...I had high hopes for this series, but it was disappointing, the dialogue was stilted, the characters two dimensional and overall it left me feeling irritated.Another great mystery novel by Edward Marston Story gets somewhat convoluted with the amount of characters in the second and third acts, but very entertaining with a satisfying conclusion.Sometimes, you go to a library book sale and grab something for 1 that turns out the be awesome, like The Mexican Mafia by Tony Rafael that I found at last year s sale, or the big pile of Isabel Allende books I hauled home Other times, you spend 1 on a book like The Excursion Train, which despite its semi decent Goodreads reviews was one of the dullest, most poorly written books I have read all year.Set in England in the 1800s, The Excursion Train is about a murder on a duh train that s hea Sometimes, you go to a library book sale and grab something for 1 that turns out the be awesome, like The Mexican Mafia by Tony Rafael that I found at last year s sale, or the big pile of Isabel Allende books I hauled home Other times, you spend 1 on a book like The Excursion Train, which despite its semi decent Goodreads reviews was one of the dullest, most poorly written books I have read all year.Set in England in the 1800s, The Excursion Train is about a murder on a duh train that s headed to an illegal boxing match The murder victim was an executioner, so there are quite a few suspects The murderer used a garrote, because the hangman hangs people The detective, a wanna be Sherlock Holmes named Colbeck, investigates the murder, then someone else dies, and blah blah blah I got kind of drunk to make it through the last 100 pages, so I m a bit fu...When a hangman bound to watch a bare knuckle fight is found dead, having been garrotted on an excursion train, Inspector Robert Colbeck is called in to investigate This is a mystery of the first order but one that nods with due respect to the masters of the past rather than the present The murders, as such must be, are presented as being violent and bloody the reader is left to imagine how horrendous they are for the author does not go in for grim realism The pacing is immaculate, the charact When a hangman bound to watch a bare knuckle fight is found dead, having been garrotted on an excursion train, Inspector Robert Colbeck is called in to investigate This is a mystery of the first order but one that nods with due respect to the masters of the past rather than the present The murders, as such must be, are presented as being violent and bloody the reader is left to imagine how horrendous they are for the author does not go in for grim realism The pacing is immaculate, the characters straight from Dickens and there is even a bit of love interest This is not a book for those who like modern mystery fiction for there is no sex, little real vi...A quick, engaging read, a complex, satisfying mystery populated with vivid, interesting characters and packed with great period detail Aor less perfect piece of entertainment, a mystery set in the early days of rail travel in England, with settings ranging from the noisome slums of London to a pleasant village that is slowly being overrun by industry The supporting cast is equally varied and colourful and there s a bit of everything in here terror, tragedy, pathos and even some humour A quick, engaging read, a complex, satisfying mystery populated with vivid, interesting characters and packed with great period detail Aor less perfect piece of entertainment, a mystery set in the early days of rail travel in England, with settings ranging from the noisome slums of London to a pleasant village that is slowl...

The Excursion Train
  • English
  • 02 January 2018
  • Paperback
  • 318 pages
  • 0749082372
  • Edward Marston
  • The Excursion Train