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Timetable Of Death Hardcover – 18 June 2015

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A little girl playing hide-and-seek jumps into a freshly-dug grave to find a dead man already occupying it. 1859. St Mary's Church, Spondon. A little girl playing hide-and-seek jumps into a freshly-dug grave to find a dead man already occupying it. It is the body of Cedric Norton, a senior director of the Midland Railway. Inspector Colbeck and Sergeant Leeming travel to Derbyshire to investigate.

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Publisher : Allison & Busby (18 June 2015)
Language : English
Hardcover : 384 pages
ISBN-10 : 0749018070
ISBN-13 : 978-0749018078
Dimensions : 14.61 x 3.18 x 22.23 cm

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Edward Marston was born and brought up in South Wales. A full-time writer for over thirty years, he has worked in radio, film, television and the theatre, and is a former chairman of the Crime Writers' Association.

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Val Stevens

Never Guessed the murderer.

Reviewed in Australia on 18 January 2017

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Another engaging story with a clever ending. A fairly unlikeable victim. May have been a good Victorian patriarch but made an unhappy family.

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Kat Man Do

Another subtlety plotted railway mystery...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2015

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I like the combination of the suave Colbeck and his forever fretting but rocklike partner Leeming. Their antagonistic relationship with their boss Tallis leads to a lot of comic moments - particularly when he decides to involve himself in their investigations. And the use of the railway network, Marston like Colbeck must sleep with a copy of Bradshaws by his bedside, makes these elegantly written murder mysteries a joy to read.

Called on by the Midland railway company to investigate the death of a board member who's involved in a tussle for the chairmanship, Colbeck and Leeming have to navigate their way through a number of issues to identify the killer. Lack of cooperation from the deceased man's family, hostility from the local force and Tallis turning up halfway through are obstacles Colbeck and Leeming have to manage.

I've read virtually all of Marston's output in the mystery genre (50+ books across a number of time zones). The standard of Marston's writing is always high and his murder mysteries elegantly plotted, this is no exception. It can be read as a standalone and if this is your introduction to the series I would recommend the others as well.

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Mark Chisholm

Messy and Unsatisfying.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 May 2017

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I keep on buying and reading these books even though they have literally 'ran out of steam.' I think it is simply a habit now.

Anyway we have Marston sending our detectives on a hunt up towards Nottingham where the chairman of the Midlands Railway Company has been murdered. So far so similar.

The problem is that Marston has cut open a ball of string leaving many, many ends visible and at first it does add a bit of additional interest to the story. Unlike many of his other books which are highly linear I almost thought that we would get a multifaceted story with some real depth. Sadly that was not to be. Despite the tantalising glimpse of many possibilities Marston chucked in a curve ball right at the end (a deux ex machina) which immediately solved the murder.

This would not be so bad if there weren't numerous other sub-plots hanging around all of which were suddenly abandoned. It felt a bit like sitting down in a restaurant and ordering a full three courses only to get the spuds and a bill for the rest.

To be honest, Marston has managed to come up with better and this is definitely one of the weakest in the series.

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Bella

Wonderfull read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 August 2015

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Great read, this is a nice change from my normal reading list. Love Marstons style of writing, read this in two days. A nice strong story line that will keep you up till late. I can say with hand on heart I did not realise who had done it until the end. All books should be written this way.....I wish
If you are a keen fan of this series you will love this one.

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stephen barlow

Midland murder

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 July 2015

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The latest Railway Detective book deals with Inspector Colbeck's attempt to catch the murderer of a director of one of the large railway companies.I don't think this is Marston's best effort and the moment when the inspector realises he has been barking up the wrong tree is somewhat contrived but the book was enjoyable enough and i will certainly be buying the next one.
All the usual characters feature in this story and there is a surprise for the Inspector at the end of the book.

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Tony336

High quality.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 June 2017

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This is one of a series about a Victorian detective and his cases. These are all high quality and very readable . I like the way the stories are woven together and inspector Colbeck (for that is the detective's name ) craftily uses his wife on some investigations ,though of course he shouldn'.I must not forget Sergeant Leeming the trusty sidekick. This story has the usual mix of murder and some comic moments. Recommended .

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