Inspector Colbeck's Casebook: Thirteen Tales from the Railway Detective

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An eagerly awaited collection of thirteen brand-new, specially commissioned short stories from the Master of historical crime fiction Edward Marston, featuring his quick witted Railway Detective, Inspector Colbeck.

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Told with great colour and panache a wonderful sense of inhabiting the period. In Colbeck and Leeming, Marston has created a fine pair This is how history mysteries should be: fine storytelling, marvellous characters reminiscent of the great authors of the mid-Victorian period, and a sneaky mystery, too. 'In this specially commissioned collection of short stories featuring Edward Marston's hugely popular detective Robert Colbeck, the resourceful investigator faces a host of baffling conundrums' GOOD BOOK GUIDE 'Highly recommended' Antipodean Holmesian Society

Author Bio

Edward Marston was born and brought up in South Wales. A full-time writer for over thirty years, he has worked in radio, film, television and the theatre, and is a former chairman of the Crime Writers' Association.