The Railway Detective, DI Robert Colbeck and his DS Victor Leeming have
been called to an accident on the London to Brighton line. The railway
inspector is sure that the accident is the fault of the driver of the
express, however, Colbeck is not so sure. He feels that the accident
was no accident, but deliberate sabotage, resulting in deaths.
Colbeck
presents two theories to Superintendent Tallis, one of which is
Leeming's. Firstly it was caused by a disgruntled ex-employee or
secondly it was intended to target a person that was on the train. A
third possibility exists, that combines the two previous theories.
As
their investigation progresses Colbeck and Leeming come to the
conclusion that there are two people that someone could have wanted
dead. One is the Brighton MP, and the other an important person
associated with the railway. They also come up with two suspects, it is
just a matter of catching them.
Author Edward Marston has a few
surprises in store for the reader as he draws this Victorian murder to a
close. A good, quick read.
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