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The Railway Viaduct

The Railway Detective faces his most dangerous adversary yet 1852. Inspector Robert Colbeck and his assistant Sergeant Victor Leeming are faced with their most complex and difficult case to date. 

As a train speeds over the Sankey Viaduct,

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The Railway Detective faces his most dangerous adversary yet 1852. Inspector Robert Colbeck & his assistant Sergeant Victor Leeming are faced with their most complex & difficult case to date. 

As a train speeds over the Sankey Viaduct, a man is hurled from a carriage & plummets into the canal below. It later transpires that he has been stabbed to death. 

With no papers by which to identify the man, the detectives' investigation is hampered from the start. 

Suspecting that the victim may have come from continental Europe, Colbeck & Leeming take the case to France where a new railway is being built by a British contractor. But in a new country the detectives face new problems.

Anti-British feeling is rife & Colbeck & Leeming must put their own lives in danger to pick up the murderers trail. The third in the acclaimed Railway Detective series, The Railway Viaduct is an absorbing mystery that will keep you guessing till the very end.

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• ISBN: 9780749081140
•  Author:  Edward Marston
•  Publisher:  Allison & Busby
•  Format: Paperback
•  Pages: 314
•  Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.7 x 1.9cm

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With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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