Allison & Busby Death at the Terminus: The bestselling Victorian mystery series

When an explosion on a passenger train kills a guard, Inspector Robert Colbeck and Sergeant Leeming are sent to investigate whether it was an accident, deliberate vandalism, or targeted murder. 'Edward Marston is a master of his craft.' Daily Mail 1865. A passenger train stands ready to depart amid the bustle at York station. The flurry of passengers and porters, the swooping pigeons and barking dogs are thrown into a state of turmoil when an explosion rips through the brake van of the train killing guard Jack Follis.In response to a summons from the North Eastern Railway, Inspector Robert Colbeck and Sergeant Leeming are sent to investigate. Was it an accident, deliberate vandalism or targeted murder? The longer the investigation goes on, the more complex it becomes. With a dizzying array of suspects and motives, will the combined skills of the detectives be enough to identify and catch the culprit? A classically told crime series with historical background and railway focus used to great effect Marston made the Top 50 Most Borrowed Adult Author list in the most recent PLR figures Over a million copies of the series sold to date in the UK trade alone - Marston is on track to continue as one of A&B's bestselling authors The TV rights to the Railway Detective series have been sold Autorid: Edward Marston