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I would just like to recommend the "Railway Detective" novels by Edward Marston.I'm on the third one at the moment,"The Railway Viaduct". A ripping read.I cant put them down!Great stories and plenty about trains in there.Superb!!

Yes, the Edward Marston books are well worth a read but I can also recommend the "Steam Detective" series of books by Andrew Martin, which I actually prefer. Some of his books are centered on York & he displays a considerable knowledge of railways & steam locomotives.

Cheers Solario,i'll give them a go.Be nice to read something set in York.

Having finished the Patrick O'Brien "Aubrey" series I've been short of fiction, so I've made a note of one of each, for next time I order from Amazon. I see both authors get reviews all of the map on Amazon - perhaps they don't translate well to the average US reader.


Richard

For anyone at risk of being snowed in, like we are here (the stunningly inept local council have now run out of salt for the roads - why am I not surprised?) 'Thrilling Stories of the Railway' is well worth a read. It is all about an Edwardian character by the name of Thorpe Hazell, a book collector and railway enthusiast who lived in a comfortable West End flat in London. Hazell, a man of independent means, was a slight, delicate-looking gentleman with a pale face and refined features. He had light red hair and dreamy blue eyes. Such an expert was he on railways and timetables that the various railway companies used to ask him for advice, and many a time he was able to solve mysteries because of his knowledge of the old Bradshaw railway guides. He was also a strong faddist on food and physical culture, and he drank lemonade with his breakfast. Thorpe Hazell appeared in a collection of short stories by Victor L. Whitechurch in 1912 and the the Rev Whitechurch, like quite a few clergy, certainly knew his railways.

hq1hitchin wrote:(the stunningly inept local council have now run out of salt for the roads - why am I not surprised?)

That is because they are spending a fair proportion of their (your) income funding their final salary pension scheme

Having finished the Patrick O'Brien "Aubrey" series I've been short of fiction, so I've made a note of one of each, for next time I order from Amazon. I see both authors get reviews all of the map on Amazon - perhaps they don't translate well to the average US reader.

I have to say that neither Marston nor Martin are in the same class as O'Brien. Hope they do not disappoint.

Yes, I saw the mixed reviews on Amazon. I'll try one of each to see what they are like.

I can always pass them on to my mother - she likes detective novels.

Richard

If you read the Edward Marston novels,you wont be disappointed.