East Anglia, 1861. Alone in a first-class carriage, the Swarbricks are robbed at gunpoint. But when the universally admired Swarbrick fights back, the train robber takes more than money and jewellery, killing the man working to unify East Anglia's tangle of railway networks.

Inspector Colbeck is brought in from London, but as Swarbrick's glowing reputation begins to crumble, the line of investigation isn't clear. Is this the act of a bungling burglar, a business rival, a disgruntled son or a jealous lover? Whoever it is, they are determined to involve Colbeck in their fight. Is the Railway Detective following the right track or will he need to switch points to bring the murderer to justice?

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Edward Marston
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Listening Length	9 hours and 38 minutes
Author	Edward Marston
Narrator	Gordon Griffin
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Audible.com Release Date	May 01, 2019
Publisher	Soundings
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B07QP9H3KK
Best Sellers Rank	#265,419 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #3,241 in Historical Mysteries (Audible Books & Originals) #8,109 in Crime Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #14,641 in Historical Mystery

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Rob

Riveting thriller

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2022

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Another outstanding historical fiction story featuring Inspector Colbeck and his team.
Edward Marston is a brilliant storyteller and the construction of his plots are superb.

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Mishca

good series

Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2021

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I have been reading the Inspector Colbeck series and enjoying the books.

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Edward Breslin

best of the series

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2023

I rated this best of the series(so far) as it is a very good read..I really did not suspect the villain until the very end Usually,in this series, you have a good idea of the whodunit, but not here. I recommend this book as a solid 4star .

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reliable and as described

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2021

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good read

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Tom

Read the whole series

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2019

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Another good read in the Railway Detective series.

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Carol in Lisle

A Buyer's Choice

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2019

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Perfect book. I will buy more from the seller.

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Shoe Lover

Great read.

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2019

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Great book...like always!

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Olga Gamer

Another good read in the Railway Detective Series

Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2019

1861, East Anglia. A prominent individual in the British Parliament has been murdered after what appears to be a botched robbery. Inspector Colbeck is brought in from London to oversee and solve the case. Joined by his partner, Sgt. Leeming, they set off to discover the killer.

As usual, the novel held my attention, even after I flipped to the end to discover who the killer was. There were a number of subplots in this novel, including one featuring Mrs. Colbeck and her paintings, which I thought wasn't fully fleshed out. It felt like quite an add-on. The writer is also intent on making love bloom between Police Officer Hinton and Lydia, Mrs. Colbeck's friend, but there is so little interaction between them that I never felt it. I think the ending felt too rushed because there were only a dozen or so pages left and the killer still wasn't revealed. In that instance, I thought this did a disservice to the novel because I felt the writer wanted to wrap things up quickly.

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James Barry

Old fashion victorian crime novel

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 14, 2023

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I only recently started reading this series. Easy reads, good stories, well written I enjoyed

Gina L Stott

Part of a great series of books.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2023

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Victorian railway networks murder mysteries. An excellent read.

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A good read but a bit thin

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 15, 2021

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As with all his books, the story rattles along (like an Eastern Counties train) and there’s plenty side stories to pad out what is a bit of a thin and somewhat implausible mail plot. Enjoyable nonetheless.

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S Benton-Tarry

Another Great Page Turner

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 9, 2020

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I love these books, great page-turners. Completed this at one sitting during lockdown - mind you these days I complete most of these in one sitting no matter what!

A bonus is that with slightly dodgy eyesight (please open the opticians soon I need to see one) the book is easy to read from two aspects, the first, that I can get totally absorbed in the story - even if after so many I have a good idea of where the plot is going (good to see if I am right or not) and the second is the print is easy on the eyes.

Looking forward to the next instalment which I have on pre-order. Keep them coming, please.

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Richard Tandy

The Railway Detective on top form.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 7, 2022

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Excellent read ad usual. Always look forward to reading these. Great characters and evokes the atmosphere of the time they are set in.

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