The Railway Detective (Inspector Robert Colbeck)

by Edward Marston | Mystery & Thrillers | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0749083522 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Katisha50 of Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on 5/31/2006
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Journal Entry 1 by Katisha50 from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Sunday, August 1, 2010
Left over after Church sale.

Released 13 yrs ago (8/2/2010 UTC) at Urban Coffee Company, Church St in Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom

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Journal Entry 3 by wingUrbanCoffeeCowing at Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Thursday, August 12, 2010
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Journal Entry 4 by MidlandRed at Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Thursday, September 2, 2010
Caught the book at the Urban Coffee Company, I fancied reading this when I noticed the title as someone else was reading a copy. Being presented with the chance to read it as a Bookcrossing catch it went straight into my pocket! When read I will release it at Berkswell Station

Released 12 yrs ago (8/20/2011 UTC) at Urban Coffee Company, Church St in Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom

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Taken to the Birmingham meet this afternoon

Journal Entry 6 by wingUrbanCoffeeCowing at Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Friday, September 2, 2011
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Journal Entry 7 by nordie at Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Saturday, October 22, 2011
Picked up at the meeting

Journal Entry 8 by nordie at Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Tuesday, November 22, 2011


On the plus side, it's a detective story, set in the early days of both the Railways and the Detective Section of the Met Police. The author seems to have done his research, such as having the detective arrive by train into Birmingham at (then correct) Curzon Street, rather than New Street or Moor Street (the current two most frequently used train stations between London and Birmingham).

On the negative side: It read like the author's first novel, which apparently it isnt. The book is riddled with stereotypes: the Irish ex-policeman kicked out the force for drunken fighting who makes his living as a bouncer in a rough pub; the slightly dim-witted and subserviant sidekick; the head of the detective division being harassed by the press and causing friction with his detectives by stopping them doing what they want to do; the well dressed detective who likes bending the rules almost to breaking point.

On the whole, a decent read, but I'm not sure that I'd continue with the series

Journal Entry 9 by nordie at Matheson House in Telford , Shropshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Released 12 yrs ago (11/23/2011 UTC) at Matheson House in Telford , Shropshire United Kingdom

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