Book 21 in the bestselling Victorian mystery series.
1865. A passenger train stands ready to depart amid the bustle at York�station. The flurry of passengers and porters, the swooping pigeons and�barking dogs are thrown into a state of turmoil when an explosion rips�through the brake van of the train killing guard Jack Follis.In response to a summons from the North Eastern Railway, Inspector Robert�Colbeck and Sergeant Leeming are sent to investigate. Was it an accident,�deliberate vandalism or targeted murder? The longer the investigation goes on,�the more complex it becomes. With a dizzying array of suspects and motives,�will the combined skills of the detectives be enough to identify and catch the
culprit?
