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vsbedford's review against another edition
5.0
A super solid collection that, to me, has several standout entries and only one outright stinker (the useless Michael Innes' entry "Murder on the 7.16" which barely qualifies as a cohesive narrative much less a mystery that gives the reader ANY chance to solve it, but then I'm not an Innes/Appleby fan at all). We are treated to both the Underground and the British railway system, country and city, thriller and police/detective investigation - a little something for every type of fan of British crime stories. A very strong recommend!
I received an ecopy from the publishers and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I received an ecopy from the publishers and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
marillenbaum's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
ssejig's review against another edition
3.0
The collections put together by Mr. Edwards can sometimes be hit or miss for me. This one was more on the hit side. With a number of familiar names like Baroness Orczy, Lord Peter Wimsey, Doctor Thorndyke, this book hits the spot for a good collection of favorite reads.
dr_juergen's review
5.0
Eine ausführliche Rezension wird im Rahmen meines Rezensionsmarathons im September 2020 erscheinen.
girlvsbookshelf's review
4.0
A really enjoyable and varied collection. Im not much of a short story reader really, and this was a rare anthology where there were no obvious weak links to speak of.
pgchuis's review
2.0
I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley.
A collection of detective stories all featuring railway (and underground railway) crimes. The editor, Martin Edwards, has included interesting mini-biographies of each of the authors. I can't say I really enjoyed these, and I gave up at the half-way point. I liked the "Affair of the Corridor Express", and the "Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway", but they all started to merge together after a while - there are only so many ways some one can mysteriously die on or disappear from a train.
I also found the stories rather cerebral (like a puzzle as opposed to a realistic description of human behaviour). The solutions were often very far-fetched and impossible for the reader to work out on his own. Not for me.
A collection of detective stories all featuring railway (and underground railway) crimes. The editor, Martin Edwards, has included interesting mini-biographies of each of the authors. I can't say I really enjoyed these, and I gave up at the half-way point. I liked the "Affair of the Corridor Express", and the "Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway", but they all started to merge together after a while - there are only so many ways some one can mysteriously die on or disappear from a train.
I also found the stories rather cerebral (like a puzzle as opposed to a realistic description of human behaviour). The solutions were often very far-fetched and impossible for the reader to work out on his own. Not for me.
singlecrow's review
4.0
This was wonderful! My favourite stories are the Conan Doyle one, "The Man With The Watches", "The Knight's Cross Signal Problem" featuring Max Carrados (who I'd never heard of! a blind Victorian detective and his inquiry agent friend!), and "The Railway Carriage", which technically isn't a detective story but was genuinely haunting anyway. I was also pleased that despite these collections being quite poor on this front, least a handful of these stories are by women, including Dorothy Sayers and Baroness Orzcy.
zoer03's review
5.0
What a joy to read... loved reading some classic mysteries set on trains. Brilliant love the British library crime classics .
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