Inspector Robert Colbeck and DS Leeming have been assigned the task of
finding a young woman and her maid who have disappeared while on a train
between her home and Oxford. The young woman is the daughter of a
cabinet minister.
After meeting the unfortunate young woman's father, and finding out that
she is betrothed, Colbeck is of the opinion that the two young women
disguised themselves on the train and made an escape in Oxford.
However, when Colbeck and Leeming return to Scotland Yard they find out
that a ransom note has been delivered to the father of the young woman.
When the ransom is about to be paid, the fiancé murders the man who is
there to pick up the money. Unfortunately he is a simple go between. A
second ransom comes later, demanding twice the sum.
There is more crime to come as author Edward Marston takes us through
this tangled Victorian crime novel. A very good read, that goes by
surprisingly quickly because the reader is so engrossed in it.
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