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Excursion Train, The

As a bustling crowd clambers aboard the Great Western Railway excursion train taking them to an illegal prizefight, the guard fears for the safety of his rolling stock. Little does he expect, however, the murder of one of his passengers, public executioner Jake Bransby.

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  • "Railway detective"
  • "Allison and Busby proudly presents The excursion train"@en

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  • "As a bustling crowd clambers aboard the Great Western Railway excursion train taking them to an illegal prizefight, the guard fears for the safety of his rolling stock. Little does he expect, however, the murder of one of his passengers, public executioner Jake Bransby."@en
  • "A perplexing new case for the Railway Detective On the shocking discovery of a passenger's body on the Great Western Railway excursion train, Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck and his assistant, Sergeant Victor Leeming, are dispatched to the scene. Faced with what initially appears to be a motiveless murder, Colbeck is intrigued by the murder weapon - a noose. When it emerges that the victim had worked as a public executioner, Colbeck realises that this must be intrinsically linked to the killer's choice of weapon. However, the further he delves into the case, the more mysterious it becomes"@en
  • "Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck and his assistant Sergeant Victor Leeming are sent to the scene and are intrigued by the murder weapon - a noose. When a second man is strangled by a noose on a train, Colbeck must act quickly to catch the murderer before more lives are lost."@en
  • "Faced with what initially appears to be a motiveless murder, Colbeck is intrigued by the murder weapon - a noose. When it emerges that the victim had worked as a public executioner, Colbeck realises that this must be intrinsically linked to the killer's choice of weapon. However, the further he delves into the case, the more mysterious it becomes."@en

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  • "History"@en
  • "History"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Crime & mystery"@en
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Large type books"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en

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  • "Excursion Train, The"@en
  • "The excursion train : [a detective Inspector Colbeck mystery]"
  • "The excursion train"@en
  • "The excursion train"
  • "The Excursion Train"@en

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