Murder on the Brighton Express: The bestselling Victorian mystery series: 5 (Railway Detective) by Edward Marston

October 1854. As an autumnal evening draws to a close, crowds of passengers rush onto the soon to depart London to Brighton Express. A man watches from shadows nearby, grimly satisfied when the train pulls out of the station… Chaos, fatalities and unbelievable destruction are the scene soon after when the train derails on the last leg of its journey. What led to such devastation, and could it simply be a case of driver error? Detective Inspector Colbeck, dubbed the ‘railway detective’ thinks not. But digging deep to discover the target of the accident takes time, something Colbeck doesn’t have as the killer prepares to strike again… A classically told crime series with historical background and railway focus used to great effect Over 600,000 copies of the series sold to date in the UK trade alone – Marston is on track to continue as one of A&B’s bestselling authors The TV rights to the Railway Detective series have been optioned

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