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Classic railway murder 4 crime stories set on the railways. Cover Image E-audiobook E-audiobook

Classic railway murder 4 crime stories set on the railways

Malahide, Patrick. (Added Author). Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness, 1865-1947 Mysterious death on the underground railway. (Added Author). Leblanc, Maurice, 1864-1941 Mysterious railway passenger. (Added Author). Whitechurch, Victor L. (Victor Lorenzo), 1868-1933 Warning in red. (Added Author). Crofts, Freeman Wills, 1879-1957 Mystery of the sleeping car express. (Added Author).

Summary: These masterful stories reflect the classic railway era in Britain and provide the perfect setting for the perfect murder - or almost perfect. Challenge your own skills of deduction as you match wits with the best. The reader's evocation of time, place, and culture is imbued with moody mystery most fine. "The Mysterious Dead on the Underground Railway" by Baroness Orczy. A murder is committed in full view of passengers, and yet nobody seems to be aware of the tragic incident. "The Mysterious Railway Passenger" by Maurice Leblanc. A notorious villain dupes the police and escapes through his ingenuity and audacity. "A Warning in Red" by Victor Whitechurch and E. Conway. A man's body is found on the railway line, but could not have been thrown out of the train as supposed by the police. "The Mystery of the Sleeping Car Express" by Freeman Wills Crofts. A murderer escapes from a moving train with the victims and an innocent bystander locked inside their compartment.

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  • Physical Description: electronic resource
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  • Publisher: [London] : CSA Word, 2008.

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General Note:
Downloadable audio file.
Title from: Title details screen.
Unabridged.
Duration: 2:27:57.
Formatted Contents Note: Mysterious death on the underground railway / by Baroness Orczy -- Mysterious railway passenger / by Maurice Leblanc -- Warning in red / by Victor Whitechurch and E. Conway -- Mystery of the sleeping car express / by Freeman Wills Crofts.
Participant or Performer Note: Read by Patrick Malahide.
System Details Note:
Requires OverDrive Media Console
Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 35451 KB; MP3 file size: 69523 KB).
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject: Railroad stories
Murder -- Fiction
Genre: DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOK.
Mystery fiction.
Audiobooks.

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