{"product_id":"blood-on-the-tracks-fifteen-locked-room-mysteries-set-on-train-tracks-british-library-crime-classics","title":"Blood on the Tracks: Fifteen Locked-Room Mysteries set on Train Tracks (British Library Crime Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the captivating treasures buried in the British Library's archives. Largely inaccessible to the public until now, these enduring classics were written in the golden age of detective fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is the perfect volume for fans of short, high-quality, fair-play detective fiction.\" ―Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Never had I been given a tougher problem to solve, and never had I been so utterly at my wits' end for a solution.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA signalman is found dead by a railway tunnel. A man identifies his wife as a victim of murder on the underground. Two passengers mysteriously disappear between stations, leaving behind a dead body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrains have been a favourite setting of many crime writers, providing the mobile equivalent of the \"locked-room\" scenario. Their enclosed carriages with a limited number of suspects lend themselves to seemingly impossible crimes. In an era of cancellations and delays, alibis reliant upon a timely train service no longer ring true, yet the railway detective has enjoyed a resurgence of popularity in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth train buffs and crime fans will delight in this selection of fifteen railway-themed classic mysteries, featuring some of the most popular authors of their day alongside less familiar names. This is a classic short story collection to beguile even the most wearisome commuter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese fascinating mystery stories are:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * For fans of Agatha Christie and Anthony Horowitz\u003cbr\u003e * Perfect for readers of Classic Crime Fiction and Golden-Age Murder Mysteries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso in the British Library Crime Classics:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmallbone Deceased\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Body in the Dumb River\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlood on the Tracks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurfeit of Suspects\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeath Has Deep Roots\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheckmate to Murder\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poisoned Pen Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48267833344137,"sku":"9781464209697","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/7519\/6809\/files\/9781464209697.jpg?v=1788452567","url":"https:\/\/chapterhearth.com\/products\/blood-on-the-tracks-fifteen-locked-room-mysteries-set-on-train-tracks-british-library-crime-classics","provider":"Chapter \u0026 Hearth Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}