Slaughter in the Sapperton Tunnel : The bestselling Victorian mystery series

Author: Marston, Edward (Author)

c 1800 to c 1900

Published on 17 June 2021 by ALLISON & BUSBY in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Railway Detective' series.

Paperback | 352 pages
128 x 198 x 23 | 246g

Disaster strikes at the Sapperton Tunnel in Gloucestershire when a goods train collides with an unusual blockage on the line: seven sheep penned onto the tracks. Specially requested to investigate the carnage, Inspector Colbeck and Sergeant Leeming are confronted with a bizarre case unlike anything they've encountered before. Stephen Rydall, board member of the Great Western Railway that manages the route, is convinced this tragedy is a personal attack on him and fears for the safety of his shepherd, missing since the incident. Rydall has many enemies but, as Colbeck will soon discover, the man also has a closely guarded secret of his own...