Description
| Product ID: | 9780749026813 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Railway Detective |
| Title: | Slaughter in the Sapperton Tunnel |
| Subtitle: | The bestselling Victorian mystery series |
| Authors: | Author: Edward Marston |
| Page Count: | 352 |
| Subjects: | Historical crime and mysteries, Historical mysteries, c 1800 to c 1900 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 1862. A goods train is going through the Sapperton Tunnel when it hits a makeshift pen of sheep inexplicably set up near the exit. The animals are slaughtered by the impact whilst the train hits a pile of rocks and is derailed, seriously injuring the occupants. Inspector Colbeck is called in to investigate. Disaster strikes at the Sapperton Tunnel in Gloucestershire when a goods train collides with an unusual blockage on the line: seven sheep penned onto the tracks. Specially requested to investigate the carnage, Inspector Colbeck and Sergeant Leeming are confronted with a bizarre case unlike anything they''ve encountered before. Stephen Rydall, board member of the Great Western Railway that manages the route, is convinced this tragedy is a personal attack on him and fears for the safety of his shepherd, missing since the incident. Rydall has many enemies but, as Colbeck will soon discover, the man also has a closely guarded secret of his own... |
| Imprint Name: | Allison & Busby |
| Publisher Name: | Allison & Busby |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-06-17 |
