The Last Train (To Brackley Central)

The Last Train (To Brackley Central)
Inspector Vignoles Mystery No 5
The Vignoles Press
ISBN978-1-9164010-1-3
£10.00
 
‘I know she’s out there – beside the viaduct. Waiting...’ The signalman looked anxious.
‘But I heard she rides the train.’ The red light from the signal stained the porter’s face.
‘She does that too – but always on the last train. Yes, the last train to Brackley Central.’
 
Richard Irons, Magdalen College School’s new mathematics master, awakens when a strange woman creeps into his compartment with a sad tale to tell – and a deadly favour to ask. But as the train reaches Brackley Central she slips through his arms like a phantom.
Detective Inspector Vignoles will never have a more curious and baffling case as he searches for a young woman apparently back from the dead, a dangerous dog on the prowl – and for the Cobra’s Eye, a diamond that destroys the lives of all who touch it...
 
“A closely plotted tale with lashings of nostalgia and plenty of period detail. Highly recommended.”
Oxford Mail
 
‘A series of books that just keep on getting better... the smells, the sounds and the fashions of the day are almost palpable, which together with a clever and unpredictable plot, keep the pages turning.’ The Railway Magazine
 
“The best of the railway detective novels on the market!”
Steam Railway
“Not just splendidly paced crime thrillers, not just delicious treats for all steam train enthusiasts but vibrant social portraits...
My ‘Best Read of the Year’”
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