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The Necropolis Railway
A Jim Stringer Mystery
Andrew Martin
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9780156030687 Trade Paperback
0156030683
$14.00
256pages
Available
Trim Size:
5-5/16 x 8
Copyright Year:
2006
Territory:
US, O (-EU)
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Synopsis |
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Bright and ambitious, young Jim Stringer moves from the English countryside to London deter- mined to become a railway man. It is 1903, the dawn of the Edwardian age, when steam runs the nation and the railways drive progress. Jim can’t believe his luck to have gotten his foot in the door at South East Railway, run out of Waterloo Station. He finds, however, that his duties involve a graveyard shift, literally—a railway line that takes coffins from London morgues to the gigantic new cemeteries being dug in the city’s outskirts. He also learns that his predecessor had disappeared and that his coworkers seem to have formed an instant loathing for him. Forced to live by his wits and to arrive at his own deductions—assisted by his landlady, for whom he falls— he tries to figure out what is going on before he is issued a one-way ticket on the Necropolis Railway.
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"...This suspense-filled debut...will appeal to those who like mysteries with unusual settings."
Library Journal,12/1/2006
"Andrew Martin succeeds brilliantly at re-creating a railwayman's lot."
The Seattle Times,2/1/2007
"The atmosphere is first-rate: Martin does a stunning job of bringing to life the era when steam locomotives chugged from London through the British countryside...The lurid tone and Jim's growing uneasiness lead to a supremely scary climax."
Booklist,11/1/2006
"Martin's debut, loaded with railway lore, pairs a lively, often macabre look at turn-of-the century London with bang-up mystery." (Starred review)
Kirkus,9/19/2006
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Biography |
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ANDREW MARTIN was a Spectator (London) Young Writer of the Year and has written for the Guardian , the Daily Telegraph , and Granta . He has a weekly column in the New Statesman . He lives in London.
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General Subjects |
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Fiction- Mystery & Detective/General
Fiction- Mystery & Detective/Traditional British
Fiction- Historical
Fiction- General
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Rights Details |
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Serial: Harcourt
UK: Faber & Faber Ltd.
Audio/Performance/Translation: The PFD Group Ltd.
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Rights Information |
Harvest Books
An imprint ofHarcourt Trade Publishers
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Harcourt Education Company
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