Death at the Terminus

Railway Detective, Book 21

1865. A passenger train stands in York station. Jack Follis, the guard, patrols the platform to make sure that everyone is safely aboard. Returning to the brake van to load a box into it, he is alarmed by a smell of burning. Before he can find the cause, there is an explosion and the van is engulfed in flames.

Responding to summons from the North-Eastern Railway, Robert Colbeck and Victor Leeming are sent to investigate. The two are split on whether a murder has taken place. Although the information they received was scant, Colbeck is convinced this is a murder case.

The longer the investigation goes on, the more complex it becomes. Guilt shifts at a bewildering speed. It will take the combined skills of the detectives to identify and catch the person responsible for causing Jack Follis' death.

©2023 Edward Marston (P)2023 Soundings

Mystery Maven

Well I’ve listed to all 21! Amazing stories, although different narrators, they were all top notch, interesting character growth and now I will hope Mr. Marston continues!

Really good

Another great addition. Only sad because there is only one more. Want to see Lydia get together with her kind of beau. Always exciting and many red herrings