Slaughter in the Sapperton Tunnel: The bestselling Victorian mystery series

by Edward Marston

Overview

Disaster strikes at the Sapperton Tunnel in Gloucestershire when a goods train collides with an unusual blockage on the line: seven sheep penned onto the tracks. Specially requested to investigate the carnage, Inspector Colbeck and Sergeant Leeming are confronted with a bizarre case unlike anything they've encountered before.

Stephen Rydall, board member of the Great Western Railway that manages the route, is convinced this tragedy is a personal attack on him and fears for the safety of his shepherd, missing since the incident. Rydall has many enemies but, as Colbeck will soon discover, the man also has a closely guarded secret of his own...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780749026813
Publisher:	Allison & Busby, Limited
Publication date:	06/17/2021
Series:	Railway Detective , #18
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.08(w) x 7.80(h) x (d)

About the Author

Edward Marston has written well over a hundred books, including some non-fiction. He is best known for his hugely successful Railway Detective series and he also writes the Bow Street Rivals series featuring twin detectives set during the Regency; the Home Front Detective novels set during the First World War; and the Ocean Liner mysteries.