The Necropolis Railway
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The Necropolis Railway

A Historical Novel

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eBook - ePub

The Necropolis Railway

A Historical Novel

About this book

'A brilliant murder mystery set in Edwardian London about a railway line that runs only to a massive cemetery.' Daily Mirror
'An ingenious and atmospheric thriller.' Express

When railwayman Jim Stringer moves to the garish and tawdry London of 1903, he finds his duties are confined to a mysterious graveyard line. The men he works alongside have formed an instant loathing for him - and his predecessor has disappeared under suspicious circumstances. Can Jim work out what is going on before he too is travelling on a one-way coffin ticket aboard the Necropolis Railway?

'A murderous conspiracy of a plot graced with style, wit and the sharp, true taste of a time gone by.' Independent on Sunday

Praise for the Jim Stringer series:


'Breathe in the heady mixture of smoke, oil and steam - and the odd spot of real ale - and feel the crunch of cinders beneath your feet... you're in historic railway territory again.' Manchester Evening News
'Finely honed crime novels with plotting as precise as a Swiss watch.' Daily Express
'This series is, er, really building up a head of steam.' Observer

Readers love Jim Stringer, railway detective:
'It's hard to envisage anyone not warming to Jim Stringer.' Independent
'An unlikely sleuth - ingenuous, naive and a little anxious - but an endearing narrator, a solid bloke who'd be good company over a pint of stout down the pub.' Telegraph
'The best sleuth that 200 years of the railways have ever produced.' Independent on Sunday

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Information

Publisher
Faber & Faber
Year
2009
eBook ISBN
9780571252220
Edition
0
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Crime & Mystery Literature
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Chapter One: Saturday 14 November 1903
  5. Chapter Two: Monday 16 November
  6. Chapter Three: Baytown
  7. Chapter Four: Monday 16 November continued
  8. Chapter Five: Grosmont
  9. Chapter Six: Tuesday 17 November – Friday 20 November
  10. Chapter Seven: Saturday 21 November
  11. Chapter Eight: Tuesday 24 November
  12. Chapter Nine: Tuesday 24 November continued
  13. Chapter Ten: Saturday 28 November
  14. Chapter Eleven: Monday 30 November
  15. Chapter Twelve: Thursday 3 December
  16. Chapter Thirteen: Saturday 5 December
  17. Chapter Fourteen: Saturday 5 December continued
  18. Chapter Fifteen: Tuesday 8 December
  19. Chapter Sixteen: Tuesday 8 December continued
  20. Chapter Seventeen: Tuesday 8 December continued
  21. Chapter Eighteen: Wednesday 9 December – Thursday 17 December
  22. Chapter Nineteen: Thursday 17 December continued
  23. Chapter Twenty: Friday 18 December
  24. Chapter Twenty-One: Saturday 19 December – Sunday 20 December
  25. Chapter Twenty-Two: Monday 21 December
  26. Chapter Twenty-Three: Thursday 24 December
  27. Chapter Twenty-Four: Friday 25 December
  28. Chapter Twenty-Five: Friday 25 December – Tuesday 29 December
  29. Chapter Twenty-Six: Wednesday 30 December 1903 – Monday 4 January 1904
  30. Chapter Twenty-Seven: Monday 4 January Continued
  31. Chapter Twenty-Eight: Saturday 9 January
  32. Chapter Twenty-Nine: Saturday 9 January five minutes later
  33. Acknowledgements
  34. Author’s Note
  35. About the Author
  36. Further Praise
  37. By the Same Author
  38. Copyright