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The Necropolis Railway - A Novel of Murder, Mystery and Steam (Jim Stringer) (Paperback)

by Andrew Martin (Author)
3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 232 pages
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber (19 Aug 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0571209610
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571209613
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 349,491 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A murder mystery, rich in atmosphere and period detail, set in 1903 and centred around Waterloo Station and the real-life peculiarity that was the Brookwood Necropolis Railway. This is Andrew Martin's best novel yet.

David Kynaston, author of The City of London
'An impressive achievement ... An unsentimental yet touching chiaroscuro evocation of London in the age of steam.'

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47 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Negative reviews are on the wrong track !!, 6 May 2004
By "ian17577" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Necropolis Railway - A Novel of Murder, Mystery and Steam (Jim Stringer) (Paperback)
This is a book that I found impossible to put down. Set amongst the smokey engine sheds around Nine Elms, Waterloo and the eponymous necropolis railway at Brookwood at the turn of the last century, this story centres around the experiences of Jim Stringer who embarks upon his chosen career on the railways only to find that his predecessors have met a premature and sticky end. This fact is not made any more pleasant by the fact that his colleagues seem intent upon making him the next victim.
Cleverly, the author has chosen to write this atmospheric novel in the style of the "penny dreadful" novels of the time - pulp fiction that was snapped up by the public who, having had their appetite for gore increased by the sensationalist reporting of such cases as Jack the Ripper, sought out these thrillers for their amusement. Indeed, it was by selling such books at it's shops in the railway stations that W.H.Smith became established. These books were the 19th century equivalent to today's "airport literature."
If you can pick up your clues and have some knowledge of the social history of the time, you may solve the mystery before the end. However, just when you think the book has reached it's climax, events take a spectacular turn that prepare the reader for the sequel.
This book is great entertainment. Read it before it is inevitably made into a film.
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Slow Burner, 21 Jan 2004
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This review is from: The Necropolis Railway - A Novel of Murder, Mystery and Steam (Jim Stringer) (Paperback)
I bought this book on impulse - it looked unusual and promised a read drenched in atmosphere. Initially I was a little disappointed, but I kept reading and finished it in a couple of days. It was only over the next week or so that I realised how deep impression that many of the characters, images and incidents in the book had made on me. I re-read it with relish!
This is not a work of literary genius - it wouldn't pretend to be. Rather, it is, as the blurb promises, 'a superior potboiler', and in that category I would unhesitatingly give it 5 stars. Well drawn characters, a fantastically brooding atmosphere, a great read!
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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The blackness of steam and 1900's London, 30 Dec 2002
By JEREMY BANYARD (Acomb YORK, N. Yorkshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
I can still taste the blackness of the soot from the steam engines in Nine Elms shed. The darkness of every street corner is stuck in my mind. The twists of the story keep you gripped for hours.
I am not a book reader per say, but I could not put this novel down, every chapter whether short or long had another piece of the jigsaw in it, leading to the end where you realised that you had all the inside pieces but all the edges were in the post!
The pictures drawn by Andrew Martin are infectious, the dark steam engines and the even darker sheds, the inside of Jim's lodge room, even down to his own private puddle!
A wonderful read, I am waiting until I have forgotten enough of it to warrant reading it again!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing to really get steamed up about
A slow-paced atmospheric thriller, which takes the reader back to that golden era of the steam railways. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Norman Cheeseworthy

4.0 out of 5 stars Steam with a twist
I decided to buy this book, after I had watched Mr Martin narratting a TV program about the steam age. Read more
Published 4 months ago by R. T. Balaskova

3.0 out of 5 stars For Fans of the Railway, This is a Must
I think I would have gotten much more out of this novel if I had understood how steam railways work. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Graceann Macleod

3.0 out of 5 stars Needs to build more steam ...
As a historical novel, I can't fault Andrew Martin for his skilled recreation of a by-gone age. He easily transports you back to the turn of the last century, helping you... Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2007 by tybalt-quin

5.0 out of 5 stars Are you the right sort?
Not the greatest of mysteries but very funny and wonderfully atmospheric. You'll learn a lot about trains and pick up some great Edwardian slang on your journey. Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2005 by herladyship

1.0 out of 5 stars Found on the "buy two get one free" pile - which says it all
There are books which, on reading the opening pages, capture the attention and demand to be read. Sadly this is not one of them. Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2003 by Sydney Bracken

3.0 out of 5 stars Thriller yes, chiller? Not really!
This was a good read, but ultimately a bit of a let down. The author certainly conjures up a good atmosphere, Waterloo at the turn of the last century and the working environment... Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2003 by N Clark

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully enjoyable book - top link!
Andrew Martin has written a corker; a steam-driven page turner steeped in Edwardian atmosphere. Our earnest hero is an engaging and likeable narrator, both a man of his times and... Read more
Published on 1 Oct 2002

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