Murder on the Brighton Express
Title | Murder on the Brighton Express PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Marston |
Publisher | Allison & Busby |
Total Pages | 237 |
Release | 2010-01-22 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0749008725 |
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.
Murder on the Brighton Express
Title | Murder on the Brighton Express PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Marston |
Publisher | Ulverscroft Audio (U.S.A.) |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Colbeck, Robert (Fictitious character) |
ISBN | 9780750529235 |
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.
Murder on the Brighton Express
Title | Murder on the Brighton Express PDF eBook |
Author | C.J. Archer |
Publisher | C.J. Archer |
Total Pages | 272 |
Release | 2024-12-03 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1922554960 |
Gossip, scandal and murder collide on the express train to London. Did the journalist fall from the first-class carriage, or was she pushed? Cleo’s holiday with her family to the seaside resort town of Brighton is everything she hoped it would be…until she receives a blackmail note. The blackmailer demands Cleo help her or a story revealing Cleo’s investigating will appear in the newspaper. With her uncle warning her to keep her detecting activities private, Cleo agrees to meet the blackmailer when they return to London. But when the woman is seen getting on the train but not off, Cleo grows concerned. She enlists the help of the hotel staff to search for the body along the railway line. Finding it confirms her suspicions and leads her to discover that her blackmailer was a gossip columnist. What scandal had the victim uncovered that led to her death? And which fellow passenger had a secret worth killing for? With Harry Armitage’s assistance, Cleo attempts to track down the murderer. Meanwhile, pressure is mounting on the hotel staff to host a society wedding that will be featured in the social pages for all the right reasons.
The Railway Detective
Title | The Railway Detective PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Marston |
Publisher | International Publishers Marketing |
Total Pages | 270 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
In 1851, after the London to Birmingham mail train is robbed and derailed, Inspector Robert Colbeck enlists the aid of former police officer Brendan Mulryne to help him investigate the crime.
Murder on the Orient Express: The Graphic Novel (Poirot)
Title | Murder on the Orient Express: The Graphic Novel (Poirot) PDF eBook |
Author | Agatha Christie |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2024-10-10 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0008516022 |
Agatha Christie’s most famous murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.
Murder at the Mayfair Hotel
Title | Murder at the Mayfair Hotel PDF eBook |
Author | C.J. Archer |
Publisher | C.J. Archer |
Total Pages | 317 |
Release | 2020-12-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
It was the most fashionable place to stay in London, until murder made a reservation. Solve the puzzle in this new cozy historical mystery from USA Today bestselling author of the Glass and Steele series. December 1899. After the death of her beloved grandmother, Cleopatra Fox moves into the luxury hotel owned by her estranged uncle in the hopes of putting hardship and loneliness behind her. But the poisoning of a guest on Christmas eve throws her new life, and the hotel, into chaos. Cleo quickly realizes no one can be trusted, not Scotland Yard and especially not the hotel’s charming assistant manager. With the New Year’s Eve ball approaching fast and the hotel’s reputation hanging by a thread, Cleo must find the killer before the ball, and the hotel itself, are ruined. But catching a murderer proves just as difficult as navigating the hotel’s hierarchy and the peculiarities of her family. Can Cleo find the killer before the new century begins? Or will someone get away with murder?
Murder at the Dinner Party
Title | Murder at the Dinner Party PDF eBook |
Author | C.J. Archer |
Publisher | C.J. Archer |
Total Pages | 288 |
Release | 2024-06-04 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1922554863 |
The staff in high society households are expected to be unobtrusive, but a dead butler in the dining room tends to get noticed. Did he die of natural causes or was he poisoned? Cleo is hired by the housekeeper at a Mayfair residence after the police rule the sudden death of the butler was the result of natural causes. Not convinced by the verdict, she wants Cleo to prove foul play was involved. Considering he was acting mysteriously around some of the guests, and they were equally mysterious when they saw him, murder is a possibility. When the investigation leads Cleo to another decades-old murder and the sudden disappearance of the primary suspect, she’s even more determined to uncover the truth. But the rich and powerful don’t like airing their dirty laundry, and her efforts are thwarted at every turn. Enlisting Harry Armitage to assist her, Cleo matches wits with her suspects in an effort to discover the secrets they’re trying desperately to hide.