The Railway Viaduct
2006 novel by Edward Marston / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Railway Viaduct is the third title in the Railway Detective series of detective mystery novels written by Keith Miles under the pseudonym Edward Marston.[1] Set in 1852, it is about a murder on a train which is investigated and ultimately solved by two Scotland Yard detectives, Inspector Robert Colbeck and Sergeant Victor Leeming. The title place is the Sankey Viaduct on the former Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The novel was published in 2006 by Allison & Busby of London.[2] The graphic on the book cover is from T. T. Bury's 1831 depiction called Viaduct across the Sankey Valley in his Liverpool and Manchester Railway series of paintings. According to the publishers in a 2018 news release, the series has been optioned for television adaptation by Mammoth Screen.[3]
Author | Edward Marston (Keith Miles) |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Series | Railway Detective |
Genre | Detective, Mystery novel |
Publisher | Allison & Busby |
Publication date | 2006 |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 319 pp (hardcover edition) |
ISBN | 978-0-7490-8114-0 |
Preceded by | The Excursion Train |
Followed by | The Iron Horse |