The Railway Detective

Posted on 17 December 2017 by Edward Marston

London 1851 With the opening of the Great Exhibition at hand, interest is mounting in the engineering triumphs of the railways, but not everyone feels like celebrating In an audacious attack, the London to Birmingham mail train is robbed and derailed, causing many casualties Planned with military precision, this crime proves a challenge to Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck who fights to untangle a web of murder, blackmail and destruction As Colbeck closes in on the criminal masterminds, events take an unexpected turn when the beautiful Madeleine, daughter of the injured train driver, becomes a pawn in the criminals game With time running out, good and evil, new and old, battle against each other But will the long arm of the law have speed on its side The Railway Detective is an action packed dip into murky 1850s London Full of historical detail, unexpected twists and memorable characters, this is a mystery that will surprise you at every turn. Download The Railway Detective – kino-fada.fr I must confess that of all the shitty books I ve ever read, this one was the most astonishing to me That s because it was not a trashy romance novel, which tends to be the place from which I source my shitty literature No, this is a serious historical detective novel, with a beautiful cover and an author who boasts, on the first page, of being a former chairman of the Crime Writers Association, and of being both prolific and highly successful writing children s books, literary criticism, pl I must confess that of all the shitty books I ve ever read, this one was the most astonishing to me That s because it was not a trashy romance novel, which tends to be the place from which I source my shitty literature No, this is a se...The Railway Detective is a good book to read while driving, which is how I read this one Let me first begin by praising Simon Prebble s narration and the ease with which he passed between Irish brogue, Scottish burr, upmarket, cockney, sneering upper class, midland laborer, and soldier of the Raj British accents Good fun What were not so fun were the book s characters and plot I picked up the Railway Detective because it was set in the same world of Chubb safes, bank transfers, railroad robb The Railway Detective is a good book to read while driving, which is how I read this one Let me first begin by praising Simon Prebble s narration and the ease with which he passed between Irish brogue, Scottish burr, upmarket, cockney, sneering upper class, midland laborer, and soldier of the Raj British accents Good fun What were not so fun were the book s characters and plot I picked up the Railway Detective because it was set in the same world of Chubb safes, bank transfers, railroad robbery, and Victorian England as one of my favorite books, The Great Train Robbery, and indeed some of the details of the historical period were fleshed out entertainingly The problem The h...The Railway Detective has decided flaws the main character, Robert Colbeck, is just too perfect, good looking and fashionable and a brilliant mind, but also able to roll up his sleeves and fight, and he s a charmer, and a man of good taste, and he s always right The other problems involve the structure of the detective story itself it doesn t play fair, I don t think You re not able to follow the plot and figure out the culprits yourself, they re given to you, and Colbeck makes big leaps The Railway Detective has decided flaws the main character, Robert Colbeck, is just too perfect, good looking and fashionable and a brilliant mind, but also able to roll up his sleeves and fight, and he s a charmer, and a man of good taste, and he s always right The other problems involve the structure of the detective story itself it doesn t play fair, I don t think You re not able ...This is the first book in the Railway Detective books I read the second, then third now first, so I wasn t too worried during the story as I know what happens to some of the characters two books down the line Although I knew this there wasn t so much of a mystery to me because half way through you know who the robbers are and what they are up to I like an element of shock and surprise Also if Caleb was my dad I would die of embarrassment with the things he would say in front of other people This is the first book in the Railway Detective books I read the second, then third now first, so I wasn t too worried during the story as I know what happens to some of the characters two books down the line Although I knew this there wasn t so much of a mystery to me because half way...What a dull book I m a big fan of Victorian detective stories, and I knew this was the first in a series of popular mysteries, so I was eager to give it a go I ended up being really disappointed and struggled to see it through to the end.The plot is simplistic in the extreme Our detective is on the trail of a criminal gang who plot to blow up various trains Their motives are gradually revealed as the story progresses In terms of detection, there s very little going on here Inspector Colbec What a dull book I m a big fan of Victorian detective stories, a...The Railway Detective was a very enjoyable start to a new series I enjoyed reading about the first train robbery in Victorian England It was a fun read with good historical background of the time and place The pl...I read this historical mystery set in Victorian England because Goodreads recommended it to me and all I have to say to Goodreads after having read it is THANK YOU This book is wonderful I have enjoyed riding trains my whole life and while I love Amtrak, I have a special affection for the trains all over Europe Western, Eastern, and yes, even Russian In this story, set in 1851 England, Caleb Andrews is a man who not only drives a train but loves the trains at one point he declare...Returning to the start of this series again to make a concerted effort to read these books in order.This is the birth of the Railway Detective and follows the investigation into what is never called The Great Train Robbery but that is what it is infact from Victorian times This is a story from the 1850 s just prior to the Great Exhibition and reflects a love of steam engines and railways that didn t always share Indeed the motivation for this crime was a loathing of all things connected to The Returning to the start of this series again to make a concerted effort to read these books in order.This is the birth of the Railway Detective and follows the investigation into what is never called The Great Train Robbery but that is what it is infact from V...Do you like mysteries Do you like fast paced adventure Do you enjoy a quick and fast read that makes you want to stay up all night to finish the book If so, the Edward Marston is an author you do not want to miss I read his most recent book about a different detective than in this series, but so enjoyed that book that I decided to go back to his earlier works and this one did not disappoint This is the first of I think 12 books in his Inspector Colbeck mysteries, and takes us back to 1851 L Do you like mysteries Do you like fast paced adventure Do you enjoy a quick and fast read that makes you want to stay up all night to finish the book If so, the Edward Marston is an author you do not want to miss I read his most recent book about a different detective than in this series, but so enjoyed that book that I decided to go back to his earlier works and this one did not disappoint This is the first of I think 12 books in his Inspector Colbeck mysteries, and takes us back to 1851 London and the advent of the railroad trains and the first train robbery that has occurred in England It is a wonderful tale, and it filled with characters that seem right out of the ...I love historical mysteries and tried to give this one the benefit of the doubt But .There is no character development the only character to bethan a cardboard archetype was the detective s assistant There s little suspense as the villain is revealed out of nowhere about halfway through the book The characters often serve as mouthpieces to impart statistical information about Victorian railroads If you are looking for historical myste...

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17 December 2017

Edward Marston