03714cam a2200529 4500 877433543 TxAuBib 20230630120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781464209703 1464209707 B07VPKSQTK Amazon 784a06c6-bba9-49ea-9ba1-e81ab8a36a2c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3942800 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Edwards, Martin, 1955- Blood on the Tracks [Libby eBook] : Railway Mysteries. Sourcebooks, 2018. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1184kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 1184kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. locked-room mystery. Historical Fiction. British Library. railway mystery. crime fiction. train mystery. 20th Century. golden age. Collection. anthology. British. classic. mystery. murder . police. 1930s. HTML:<p><strong>Discover the captivating treasures buried in the British Library's archives. Largely inaccessible to the public until now, these enduring classics were written in the golden age of detective fiction.</strong></p> <p>"This is the perfect volume for fans of short, high-quality, fair-play detective fiction." —Publishers Weekly</p> <p>"Never had I been given a tougher problem to solve, and never had I been so utterly at my wits' end for a solution."</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Both train buffs and crime fans will delight in this selection of fifteen railway-themed classic mysteries, featuring some of the most popular authors of their day alongside less familiar names. This is a classic short story collection to beguile even the most wearisome commuter.</p> <p><strong>These fascinating mystery stories are:</strong></p> <li>For fans of Agatha Christie and Anthony Horowitz</li> <li>Perfect for readers of Classic Crime Fiction and Golden-Age Murder Mysteries</li> <p><strong>Also in the British Library Crime Classics:</strong></p> <p>Smallbone Deceased</p> <p>The Body in the Dumb River</p> <p>Blood on the Tracks</p> <p>Surfeit of Suspects</p> <p>Death Has Deep Roots</p> <p>Checkmate to Murder</p>. Classic Literature. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Mystery. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-06-30 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=784a06c6-bba9-49ea-9ba1-e81ab8a36a2c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=784a06c6-bba9-49ea-9ba1-e81ab8a36a2c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=784a06c6-bba9-49ea-9ba1-e81ab8a36a2c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)