Peril on the Royal Train
Author: Edward Marston
Librarian’s note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.,,Spring 1858. The route of the Caledonian Railway through the Scottish countryside is disrupted by a fatal crash. The Railway Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck and his trusty Sergeant Victor Leeming are called from London to investigate, and must contend with old enemy Superintendent R….Read More
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