Synopses & Reviews
As a bustling crowd clambers aboard the Great Western Railway excursion train raking them to an illegal prizefight, the guard fears for the safety of his rolling stock. Little does he expect, however, the murder of one of his passengers, public executioner Jake Bransby. Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck and his assistant Sergeant Victor Leeming are sent to the scene and are intrigued by the murder weapon--a noose. When a second man is strangled by a noose on a train, Colbeck must act quickly to catch the murderer before more lives are lost.
Synopsis
London, 1852. On the shocking discovery of a passenger's body on the Great Western Railway excursion train, Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck and his assistant, Sergeant Victor Leeming, are dispatched to the scene. Faced with what initially appears to be a motiveless murder, Colbeck is intrigued by the murder weapon - a noose. When it emerges that the victim had worked as a public executioner, Colbeck realizes that this must be intrinsically linked to the killer's choice of weapon. However, the further he delves into the case, the more mysterious it becomes. When a second man is strangled with a noose on the train, Colbeck knows that he must act quickly; can he catch the murderer before more lives are lost? The memorable characters, first featured in The Railway Detective, again lead you down unexpected paths in their quest to solve the mystery of the noose murders.