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A Detective Sergeant Best Mystery 1

by Joan Lock ...

The explosion was heard twenty miles away. It killed boatmen and wrecked the exotic villa of Lawrence Alma-Tadema, the fashionable St John's Wood artist. But what caused the 1874 Regent's Park explosion? Fenian bombs? Sabotage by rival railways or other firms? Or was it something personal? And whose was the other body found in the canal? An artist's model? The missing King's Cross barmaid? Or ... Read more

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The explosion was heard twenty miles away. It killed boatmen and wrecked the exotic villa of Lawrence Alma-Tadema, the fashionable St John's Wood artist. But what caused the 1874 Regent's Park explosion? Fenian bombs? Sabotage by rival railways or other firms? Or was it something personal? And whose was the other body found in the canal? An artist's model? The missing King's Cross barmaid? Or
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The Real Golden Age of Murder

Pistols, Bombs and Motor Bandits

by Joan Lock ...

Many Golden Age detective novels, with their engrossing puzzles and attractive backgrounds were a comforting read – particularly after the horrors of the Great War. The murders often left the bumbling police without a clue but some aristocrats and Oxford Graduates found them a piece of cake to solve.Meanwhile, real life was painting a different picture. Guns were left over from the war and many ... Read more

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Many Golden Age detective novels, with their engrossing puzzles and attractive backgrounds were a comforting read – particularly after the horrors of the Great War. The murders often left the bumbling police without a clue but some aristocrats and Oxford Graduates found them a piece of cake to solve.Meanwhile, real life was painting a different picture. Guns were left over from the war and many
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Please, Nurse!

A Student Nurse in the 1950s

by Joan Lock ...

Joan Lock's warm and nostalgic account of her three years of training as a young student nurse in the early 1950s. Perfect for fans of CALL THE MIDWIFE.When Joan Lock began her formal training as a young nurse in the 1950s, she was unprepared for the strict discipline and long hours which were to follow and quickly realised she was no Florence Nightingale. Her honest and humorous account of the ... Read more

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Joan Lock's warm and nostalgic account of her three years of training as a young student nurse in the early 1950s. Perfect for fans of CALL THE MIDWIFE.When Joan Lock began her formal training as a young nurse in the 1950s, she was unprepared for the strict discipline and long hours which were to follow and quickly realised she was no Florence Nightingale. Her honest and humorous account of the
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Tales From Bow Street

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Narrated by Richard Fox ...

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7 hours 7 min

Bow Street Magistrates Court is justly famous as the birthplace of an efficient system of summary jurisdiction. Less well-known are some of the fascinating characters who have taken part in the court's dramas over the years. Most people know of the early pioneer stipendiary magistrates, Henry and John Fielding. But what of Nicholas Bond, the ambitious and devious Bow Street Runner, who (under John ... Read more

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Bow Street Magistrates Court is justly famous as the birthplace of an efficient system of summary jurisdiction. Less well-known are some of the fascinating characters who have taken part in the court's dramas over the years. Most people know of the early pioneer stipendiary magistrates, Henry and John Fielding. But what of Nicholas Bond, the ambitious and devious Bow Street Runner, who (under John
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Scotland Yard Casebook

by Joan Lock ...

Narrated by Richard Fox ...

Series series Scotland Yard
Unabridged

7 hours 36 min

In 1878 the Criminal Investigation Department replaced Scotland Yard's corrupt and discredited Detective Branch. In this classic story of the early days of detection, Joan Lock tells the fascinating story of the creation of the CID, the scandal which preceded it, and the successes and failures of the new organisation, including early cases such as the four murders by Ernest Southey, the ferocious ... Read more

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In 1878 the Criminal Investigation Department replaced Scotland Yard's corrupt and discredited Detective Branch. In this classic story of the early days of detection, Joan Lock tells the fascinating story of the creation of the CID, the scandal which preceded it, and the successes and failures of the new organisation, including early cases such as the four murders by Ernest Southey, the ferocious
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Scotland Yard's First Cases

by Joan Lock ...

Narrated by Richard Fox ...

Series series Scotland Yard
Unabridged

7 hours 12 min

When Scotland Yard’s first detective branch was set up in 1842, crime was very different from today. The favoured murder weapon was the cut-throat razor; carrying a pocket watch was dangerous; the most significant clue at a murder scene could be the whereabouts of a candlestick or a hat; large households (family, servants and lodgers) complicated many a case and servants sometimes murdered their ... Read more

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When Scotland Yard’s first detective branch was set up in 1842, crime was very different from today. The favoured murder weapon was the cut-throat razor; carrying a pocket watch was dangerous; the most significant clue at a murder scene could be the whereabouts of a candlestick or a hat; large households (family, servants and lodgers) complicated many a case and servants sometimes murdered their
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Inspector Colbeck's Casebook

Thirteen Tales from the Railway Detective

by Edward Marston ...

Series Book 26 - Railway Detective
An eagerly awaited collection of brand new, specially commissioned short stories from the master of historical crime fiction Edward Marston, featuring his quick-witted Railway Detective, Inspector Robert Colbeck.In this thrilling selection of stories, a young porter is found dead in a coal tub; Colbeck devises a trap to catch a thief; and a burnt train carriage holds a gruesome secret in a small ... Read more

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An eagerly awaited collection of brand new, specially commissioned short stories from the master of historical crime fiction Edward Marston, featuring his quick-witted Railway Detective, Inspector Robert Colbeck.In this thrilling selection of stories, a young porter is found dead in a coal tub; Colbeck devises a trap to catch a thief; and a burnt train carriage holds a gruesome secret in a small
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Deeds of Darkness

by Edward Marston ...

Series Book 4 - Home Front Detective
In June 1916, a young woman named Charlotte Reid is found murdered in a cinema. Harvery Marmion and Joe Keedy are assigned the task of finding the killer who so elusively fled in the dark. Before long, two more victims, of striking similarity but differing backgrounds, are found dead around the city. Meanwhile, miles from home, Marmion's son Paul prepares for life on the front line as he marches ... Read more

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In June 1916, a young woman named Charlotte Reid is found murdered in a cinema. Harvery Marmion and Joe Keedy are assigned the task of finding the killer who so elusively fled in the dark. Before long, two more victims, of striking similarity but differing backgrounds, are found dead around the city. Meanwhile, miles from home, Marmion's son Paul prepares for life on the front line as he marches
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Mystery at the Station Hotel

The bestselling Victorian mystery series

by Edward Marston ...

Series Book 23 - Railway Detective
Shrewsbury, 1866. When staff at the Station Hotel try to rouse Julian Lockyer, they are horrified to discover his bloodied corpse, a knife still in his hand. Inspector Robert Colbeck, the Railway Detective, is called to investigate and soon begins to question whether it was really suicide.Lockyer was on the verge of being named Chairman of the Great Western Railway, the pinnacle of his career, why ... Read more

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Shrewsbury, 1866. When staff at the Station Hotel try to rouse Julian Lockyer, they are horrified to discover his bloodied corpse, a knife still in his hand. Inspector Robert Colbeck, the Railway Detective, is called to investigate and soon begins to question whether it was really suicide.Lockyer was on the verge of being named Chairman of the Great Western Railway, the pinnacle of his career, why
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Murder on the Great Northern Railway

The bestselling Victorian mystery series

by Edward Marston ...

Series Book 24 - Railway Detective
'Full steam ahead' Daily MailApril 1867. Amid the usual bustle at King's Cross, a large wooden box is loaded onto a train bound for Lincoln, its watchful escort insistent it remain in sight. But a daring robbery derails those plans, leaving behind a dead man and a vanished treasure.Detective Inspector Colbeck is called in after a plea from the Dean of Lincoln Cathedral to find the killers and ... Read more

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'Full steam ahead' Daily MailApril 1867. Amid the usual bustle at King's Cross, a large wooden box is loaded onto a train bound for Lincoln, its watchful escort insistent it remain in sight. But a daring robbery derails those plans, leaving behind a dead man and a vanished treasure.Detective Inspector Colbeck is called in after a plea from the Dean of Lincoln Cathedral to find the killers and
... Read more
Death at the Terminus

The bestselling Victorian mystery series

by Edward Marston ...

Series Book 21 - Railway Detective
York, 1865. A passenger train stands ready to depart amid the bustle at the 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 ... Read more

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York, 1865. A passenger train stands ready to depart amid the bustle at the 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
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Slaughter in the Sapperton Tunnel

The bestselling Victorian mystery series

by Edward Marston ...

Series Book 18 - Railway Detective
'A master storyteller' Daily MailA goods train speeds through the Sapperton Tunnel, but disaster strikes before it can reach the other side as it collides with an unusual blockage on the tracks: seven sheep penned in place. Specially requested to investigate the carnage in Gloucestershire, Inspector Colbeck and Sergeant Leeming are confronted with a bizarre case unlike anything they've encountered ... Read more

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'A master storyteller' Daily MailA goods train speeds through the Sapperton Tunnel, but disaster strikes before it can reach the other side as it collides with an unusual blockage on the tracks: seven sheep penned in place. Specially requested to investigate the carnage in Gloucestershire, Inspector Colbeck and Sergeant Leeming are confronted with a bizarre case unlike anything they've encountered
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