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Murder on the Brighton Express

The Railway Detective, Book 5

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Murder on the Brighton Express

By: Edward Marston
Narrated by: Sam Dastor
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When the engines finally met, there was a deafening clash and the Brighton Express twisted and buckled, tipping its carriages on to the other line. It was a scene of utter devastation.

October 1854. As crowds of passengers rush to make the departure of the London to Brighton Express, a man watches from the shadows nearby, grimly satisfied as 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. Could it simply be a case of driver error? Detective Inspector Colbeck thinks not.

©2008 Edward Marston (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Detective Historical Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Fiction

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excellent, again. wish Sam would work on his female voices, only joking, wouldn't have it any other way

very good

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I loved this story. Fascinating details about steam railway travel and a great who done it with an unexpected twist. If you like historical based crime stories I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. It’s an entertaining yarn. I loved the two detectives. Looking forward to hearing the other books.

Thoroughly Enjoyable!

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There are surprises all the way through, amazing how the sentiments if a book covering events in the 1850’s are able to fit so well with modern times, cleverly written keeping the reader in suspense almost all the way to the end. Well read and hard to put down

Hard to spot the clued which is good!

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Another great story about the Railway Detective and his Assistant, and lady friend. Author has great understanding of early railways.

The Railway Detective

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Well read and voiced good tempo very interesting story with a nice twist towards the end a deserved well done


As Good read

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Certainly not high literature but a good tale nonetheless. The reader’s voices for characters were all very similar but his voice did seem to suit the period setting somehow. It’s a good book to listen to when a break from other longer reads is needed and I’m sure I’ll listen to others in this series as I actually grew quite fond of the characters!

Easy listening.

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Loved every minute of it going to listen to another one in series absolutely brilliant

Brilliant

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Well read, plenty of red herrings to keep you guessing right into the last chapter. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Life in Brighton is certainly not dull.

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Loved it. Kept me guessing till the end. The narrator kept me interested from the start right through till the end.

Railway stories

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Brill, - leads you down a certain path, but be prepared to change your track!

A wrong road!

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