"Railway mysteries"--Cover. "Published by Poisoned Pen Press in association with the British Library"--Title page verso.
Contents:
The coulman handicap / Michael Gilbert. The mystery of Felwyn Tunnel / L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace -- How he cut his stick / Matthias McDonnell Bodkin -- The mysterious death on the underground railway / Baroness Orczy -- The affair of the corridor express / Victor L. Whitechurch -- The case of Oscar Brodski / R. Austin Freeman -- The eighth lamp / Roy Vickers -- The knight's cross signal problem / Ernest Bramah -- The unsolved puzzle of the man with no face / Dorothy L. Sayers -- The railway carriage / F. Tennyson Jesse -- Mystery of the slip-coach / Sapper -- The level crossing / Freeman Wills Crofts -- The Adventure of the first-class carriage / Ronald Knox -- Murder on the 7.16 / Michael Innes -- The coulman handicap / Michael Gilbert.
Summary:
"A signalman is found dead by a railway tunnel. A man identifies his wife as a victim of murder on the underground. Two passengers mysteriously disappear between stations, leaving behind a dead body. Trains have been a favourite setting of many crime writers, providing the mobile equivalent of the 'locked-room' scenario. Their enclosed carriages with a limited number of suspects lend themselves to seemingly impossible crimes. In an era of cancellations and delays, alibis reliant upon a timely train service no longer ring true, yet the railway detective has enjoyed a resurgence of popularity in the twenty-first century. Both train buffs and crime fans will delight in this selection of fifteen railway-themed mysteries, featuring some of the most popular authors of their day alongside less familiar names."--Provided by publisher.
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