Some uninvited guests had watched the ceremony from the back of the church. Madeleine picked out two middl-eaged women, seated together and ignoring the bride and bridegroom. Their gaze was fixed firmly on Caleb Andrews. When the couple came out through the main door, they were greeted by the cheers of well-wishers and curious passers-by. Running a thankful eye over them, Colbeck was met by a surprise. The sturdy, well-dressed man quietly withdrawing from the crowd was Edward Tallis. He’d come to give his tacit blessing, after all.
Colbeck was touched. It was a sign of progress.
About the Author
EDWARD MARSTON was born and brought up in South Wales. A full-time writer for over thirty years, he has worked in radio, film, television and the theatre and is a former chairman of the Crime Writers’ Association. Prolific and highly successful, he is equally at home writing children’s books or literary criticism, plays or biographies. The Stationmaster’s Farewell is the ninth book in the series featuring Inspector Robert Colbeck and Sergeant Victor Leeming, set in the 1850s.
www.edwardmarston.com
By Edward Marston
THE RAILWAY DETECTIVE SERIES
The Railway Detective
The Excursion Train
The Railway Viaduct
The Iron Horse
Murder on the Brighton Express
The Silver Locomotive Mystery
Railway to the Grave
Blood on the Line
The Stationmaster’s Farewell
The Railway Detective Omnibus:
The Railway Detective, The Excursion Train, The Railway Viaduct
THE CAPTAIN RAWSON SERIES
Soldier of Fortune
Drums of War
Fire and Sword
Under Siege
A Very Murdering Battle
THE RESTORATION SERIES
The King’s Evil
The Amorous Nightingale
The Frost Fair
The Parliament House
The Painted Lady
THE BRACEWELL MYSTERIES
The Queen’s Head
The Merry Devils
The Trip to Jerusalem
THE HOME FRONT DETECTIVE SERIES
A Bespoke Murder
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First published in Great Britain by Allison & Busby in 2012.
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Copyright © 2012 by EDWARD MARSTON
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