The Excursion Train  •  Edward Marston MYSTERY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 318 PAGES Another of Marston's mysteries featuring Inspector Colbeck, the Railway Detective. This one, about a rash of motiveless strangulations on the Great Western Railway is a page-turning and authentic historical novel. (SWU248, $15.95)
The Iron Horse  •  Edward Marston MYSTERY •  2008 •  PAPER Marston's engaging historical mysteries combine exquisite Victorian-era detail and page-turning intrigue. In this one, a severed head found on a train sends Inspector Colbeck and his sidekick Leeming to Epsom Downs for the derby. (GBR781, $15.95)
Murder on the Brighton Express  •  Edward Marston MYSTERY •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 310 PAGES After a shocking derailment on the Brighton line, witty Inspector Robert Colbeck arrives to clear his friend -- the driver, crushed in the accident -- of blame: the Railway Detective suspects foul play. (GBR794, $29.95)
The Railway Detective  •  Edward Marston MYSTERY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 318 PAGES The first in Marston's Railway Detective, redolent of Victorian England, takes the Great Expedition of 1851 as its backdrop. Inspector Robert Colbeck gets involved when a train is mysteriously derailed. (GBR782, $15.95)
The Railway Viaduct  •  Edward Marston MYSTERY •  2007 •  PAPER In the third installment of Marston's popular Railway Detective series, Inspector Colbeck and Sergeant Leeming travel to France, where a new railway is being built. A murder on a train leads them into trouble in this suspenseful and entertaining tale of intrigue. (FRN752, $15.95)