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Murder on the Brighton Express (Inspector Robert Colbeck) (Hardcover)

by Edward Marston (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 310 pages
  • Publisher: Allison & Busby; First Edition edition (23 Jun 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0749079452
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749079451
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.8 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 51,331 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #4 in  Books > Fiction > Authors, A-Z > M > Marston, Edward
    #76 in  Books > Crime, Thrillers & Mystery > Mystery > British Detectives

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October 1854. As an autumnal evening draws to a close, crowds of passengers rush onto the soon to depart London to Brighton Express. A man watches from shadows nearby, grimly satisfied when 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. What led to such devastation, and could it simply be a case of driver error? Detective Inspector Colbeck, dubbed the 'railway detective' thinks not. But digging deep to discover the target of the accident takes time, something Colbeck doesn't have as the killer prepares to strike again.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A review of the series, not just this book....if I may be so bold!, 12 Dec 2008
By Big Jim "Big Jim" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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A quick review for a series that is easy to read and quite enjoyable to boot.
The characters are nicely drawn and sympathetic. There is onviously more mileage to be had with Insp Colbeck and co.
The plots are interesting, wearing the research that the author has conducted lightly on their sleeve. As an example I thought I'd caught the author out in this, the latest instalment, where he has one of the protagonists getting a dose of morphine. In 1854? Surely not. But a quick check shows that morphine was first introduced to English hospitals in about 1843, so he got me there.
One point that intrigues me in this and indeed other books in the series is how quickly the good Inspector gets around the country. Surely some of his journeys must be impossible - but I bet the author has got his research bang on and that such journeys were actually quicker then than now. Is he making a point with this? Come on you railway buffs, could this be true?
Anyway, these are not strictly "whodunits" as the "Bad guy" is usually revealed early doors, so these should be seen as enjoyable period romps, with more than a dash of humour and uncharacteristic for the genre, blood and guts.
Having said all that, having just read these books one after the other this, the fifth was just a tad repetitive (eg a fair bit of reintroducing back story already covered in the other volumes) but for a light, enjoyable (yes that word again) and interesting read, this series, and this volume, fits the bill admirably
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3.0 out of 5 stars Expressing an opinion, 12 Sep 2008
By C. B. Tomkinson "Bland" (Manchester UK) - See all my reviews
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I have come to look forward to the arrival of the next Inspector Colbeck novel and this latest edition lacked none of the plotting that I had expected. Yet I found it ratrher disappointing. Many authors of crime fiction have let their attention to detail slip and Agatha Christie sometimes uses the thrill of the denouement to cover up some implausibilities. From past experience I hadn't expected such inconsistencies and loose ends with Edward Marston, yet here we have a suspect being sought in an office from which, we had learned, he had been dismissed; here is someone on the margins of poverty who has fled from her home taking, by some mischance,the makings of a complete disguise! Both of these could have been skilfully avoided with no disturbance to the plot. I guess that publishers these days do not employ editors to check for inconsistencies and proof-readers are only there to check for transposed commas.
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