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Slaughter in the Sapperton Tunnel - The Bestselling Victorian Mystery Series by Edward Marston
Category: Fiction | Series: Railway Detective Ser.
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 investig ...Show more
The Elephants of Norwich by Edward Marston
Category: Crime Fiction | Series: Domesday Ser.
It is the juiciest piece of gossip the citizens of Norwich have heard for a long time. The two golden elephants that robber baron Richard de Fontenel was using to lure the beautiful Adelaide into marriage have been stolen. Also missing is de Fontenel's steward Hermer. Desperate to try and ignore this gr ...Show more
The Foxes of Warwick by Edward Marston
Category: Crime Fiction | Series: Domesday Ser.
While hunting in the Forest of Arden, Henry Beaumont discovers the crushed body of a former member of his household. Flying into a rage, he soon arrests Boio, a local blacksmith, who was seen in the area, though the man disputes this.Ralph Delchard and Gervase Bret arrive in Warwick to find the place in ...Show more
The Hawks of Delamere by Edward Marston
Category: Fiction | Series: Domesday Ser.
The Earl of Chester is enraged when his hawk is killed by an arrow in the Forest of Delamere. When two poachers are caught nearby, he orders their immediate execution. Ralph Delchard and Gervase Bret arrive in Cheshire to settle a series of land disputes brought to light during the compilation of the Do ...Show more
The Owls of Gloucester by Edward Marston
Category: Crime Fiction | Series: Domesday Ser.
The ordered calm of Gloucester Abbey is shattered by the murder of one of its monks. The Abbot, ill-equipped to deal with such a heinous crime, is stunned by the Sheriff's belief that one of the monks is guilty. This is the confusion that that greets the two Domesday Comminisioners, Ralph Delchard and G ...Show more
The Railway Detective's Christmas Case by Edward Marston
Category: Crime Fiction | Series: Railway Detective Ser.
December 1864. As a cold winter wind scours the Worcestershire countryside, an excursion train comes through a tunnel in the Malvern Hills to be confronted by a blockage on the line ahead. The driver manages to slow the train down so that the impact is minimised, but the passengers are alarmed. The firs ...Show more
The Wildcats of Exeter by Edward Marston
Category: Crime Fiction | Series: Domesday Ser.
As Nicolas Picard rides home from Exeter he is attacked by a snarling wildcat. Yet, when his body is discovered, there are lacerations on his neck that could only have come from human hands.When royal commissioners of William the Conqueror, Ralph Delchard and Gervase Bret, arrive in the city to preside ...Show more