Classic railway murder [electronic resource] : 4 crime stories set on the railways.
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.
Record details
- Publisher: [London] : CSA Word, 2008.
Content descriptions
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. |
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Subject: | Railroad stories. Murder > Fiction. |
Genre: | DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOK. Mystery fiction. Audiobooks. |