{"product_id":"the-necropolis-railway-paperback","title":"The Necropolis Railway - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBright 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartin s debut, loaded with railway lore, pairs a lively, often macabre look at turn-of-the-century London with a bang-up mystery. \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review) \u003cbr\u003e\"A classy potboiler . . . in the best formal traditions of Dickens and Collins (let alone Christie and Chandler).\" \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London) \u003cbr\u003eWhen railway man Jim Stringer moves to the garish and tawdry London of 1903, he finds his duties are confined to a mysterious graveyard line. Perplexingly, the men he works alongside have formed an instant loathing for him, and his predecessor has disappeared under suspicious circumstances. Forced to live by his wits and assisted by his alluring landlady, he struggles to unearth the truth before he is issued a one-way ticket on the Necropolis Railway. \u003cbr\u003e\"An ingenious and atmospheric thriller . . . crackles with the idiom and slang of the period. An eccentric delight.\"--\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e (London) \u003cbr\u003e\"So diverting that reader and hero are swept off their feet into a noisy, steamy, antiquated world of great danger.\" \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e (Book of the Week) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eANDREW MARTIN\u003c\/b\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eSpectator \u003c\/i\u003e(London) Young Writer of the Year. He lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 7.94 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519369376051,"sku":"9780156030687","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/K2N3UUFKTFpUSXE4U3VKMGdPSzNTZz09.webp?v=1760496798","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-necropolis-railway-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}