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by Andrew Martin (Author)
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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber (5 Jun 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0571229670
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571229673
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 219,824 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Independent - 50 Best Summer Reads

`Offers a snap-shot into a beautifully realised Victorian world.'


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`The story builds up a good head of steam early on and rattles along nicely to a satisfying conclusion.'
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5.0 out of 5 stars Death on a Branch Line, Andrew Martin: , 10 Aug 2008
By Dorothy V. Nelson (Lancashire, UK) - See all my reviews
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Andrew Martin's Death on a Branch Line is the 5th railway detective novel of a 6 book series. They are all excellent but this latest book underlines his great writing skill through its movement and stillness, and a handful of compelling quirky characters. Tension is achieved by a race against the clock; the sleepy Yorkshire village is curiously empty. I couldn't put the book down once I'd started, and I was frustrated to have rushed through to the last page so hastily. I didn't want it to end.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Guilty or not guilty?, 6 Nov 2008
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Jim Stringer, railway detective, meets convicted murderer Hugh Lambert at York station and is convinced Hugh is not guilty even though he is to face the death penalty in just over 48hours. Jim had intended to spend the weekend in Scarborough with his wife Lydia but instead they travel to an isolated Yorkshire village to try and prevent another murder which Hugh fears may happen. Jim and Lydia soon find things are not as simple as they thought and they start seeing threats behind every tree in the woods surrounding the village. Everyone is a suspect and it is not until close to the end of the book that the whole thing is revealed as far more complicated than Jim had supposed. This is an unusual story set in 1911 when war is imminent and there are potential spies everywhere. The characters are interesting and believable and I particularly liked Lydia with her down to earth attitudes and her interest in the struggle for women's votes. The story is well written and the plot intricate enough to keep the reader guessing until very near the end.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Jim Stringer. Steam Detective of Steam Detectives, 5 Jul 2009
By MartinS "afj_uk" (Shrtopshire, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Death on a Branch Line (Jim Stringer Steam Detective 5) (Paperback)
Jim Sringer is, once again, a railway detective.

In 1905, it is his job to guard a convicted killer at York station until he can be taken to the jail in which he is to be executed. But the convicted man does something that, to Jim's mind, shows that he cannot be the killer. And he warns Jim that his brother's life is in danger at their country home.

Jim should be going on holiday with his wife, but instead he takes her on a secret mission to save not only an innocent man from the gallows, but to stop another killing.

But exactly who can Jim trust? His Chief? The weird railway worker in the village? The publican and his family? The vicar? The travelling salesman in German model trains? The mysterious figures who appear and disappear at will? Who tried to murder the travelling salesman? And why? What is the connection with Germany?

This is a highly recommended read.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not Impressed
Sadly this is drivel. It starts out well with good period description of Victorian railways, but then deteriorates with a sorry plot that seems to ramble and go nowhere. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. Peter Steward

4.0 out of 5 stars Steaming along !
Another very enjoyable diversion into the murky world of steam trains and crime in the early 20th century. Recommended to lovers of crime drama and railway enthusiasts. Read more
Published 2 months ago by C. Cohen

5.0 out of 5 stars Chuffed
Not disappointed by an Andrew Martin story yet and Jim & Lydia are almost friends by now!
Published 4 months ago by Michael Field

2.0 out of 5 stars Death on the 30th page
Unlike the other reviewers, I simply couldn't get on with this. I hadn't gotten on with the other 4 ( bought 5 at once, like to have a series to go at), so this one didn't... Read more
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