{"product_id":"blood-on-the-tracks-railway-mysteries-paperback","title":"Blood on the Tracks: Railway Mysteries - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is the perfect volume for fans of short, high-quality, fair-play detective fiction.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Never had I been given a tougher problem to solve, and never had I been so utterly at my wits' end for a solution.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrains 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThese fascinating mystery stories are: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor fans of Agatha Christie and Anthony Horowitz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerfect for readers of Classic Crime Fiction and Golden-Age Murder Mysteries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso in the British Library Crime Classics: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eSmallbone Deceased\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Body in the Dumb River\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eBlood on the Tracks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eSurfeit of Suspects\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eDeath Has Deep Roots\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCheckmate to Murder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMARTIN EDWARDS\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning crime writer best known for two series of novels set in Liverpool and the Lake District. He is a series consultant for British Library Crime Classics, Chair of the Crime Writers' Association, and President of the Detection Club. \u003cem\u003eThe Golden Age of Murder\u003c\/em\u003e, his study of the Detection Club, was published in 2015 to international acclaim, and won the Edgar, Agatha, H.R.F. Keating and Macavity awards for the year's best book about the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 356\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44308127055974,"sku":"9781464209697","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Z3dxZkpiMDFqeUhnZ3ozeVhTSzk3dz09.webp?v=1767779763","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/blood-on-the-tracks-railway-mysteries-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}