The Railway Detective: bestselling Victorian mystery series: 1

1851 and the city of London anticipates the grand opening of the Great Expedition. The London to Birmingham mail train is looted and derailed and Detective Colbeck fights to untangle a web of murder, blackmail and destruction. London, 1851. As excitement builds for the Great Exhibition, an audacious attack on the London to Birmingham mail train leaves devastation in its wake. The crime's military precision draws Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck into a deadly investigation rife with murder and blackmail. When Madeleine, daughter of the injured train driver, becomes trapped in the criminals' conspiracy, Colbeck must race against time to stop those behind the attack. Atmospheric, suspenseful and rich in Victorian detail, The Railway Detective is a gripping mystery where progress, power and justice collide on the tracks of a rapidly changing Britain.