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joenglish's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
readingelli's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual violence and Sexual assault
Minor: Rape
Details about a death on a railway lineshajila's review against another edition
4.0
Really good as usual. This whole series is absolute perfection. Our criminal couple here were also really interesting and quite dark and unrepentant! And it ended on a really sweet note, with Robert and Madeline. I almost thought she was going to call off the engagement!
rabspur's review against another edition
5.0
Book eight of the Railway Detective this time Colbeck took a steam ship to apprehend, the suspects, as usual fast action page turner on wards for book nine.
jazzlioness's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Rape
booktwitcher23's review against another edition
3.0
A competent read with a bit of something for everyone - action and romance and a happy ending
mepitts's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
A pleasant read. Not especially challenging. Liked the rather “old-fashioned” setting and tone of the books and the respect for faith. The reader was great with cockney and Scottish accents but I found his upper-class accents a bit overstated and melodramatic. Recommended for light reading.
kathryn08's review against another edition
4.0
Oh no!! When I first started listening to this, I missed Sam Dastor, who was the narrator for all the previous books. But Cornelius Garrett was also good - I actually liked his voice for Madeleine Andrews more than Sam Dastor’s, however he made Edward Tallis sound weaker and more petulant than I get the impression he is in the writing.
But narration aside, this was rather a departure from the other railway detective books. I don’t want to say why and ruin it for others yet to read it, but I was agog at the events that occurred when Tallis took a new recruit to a meeting instead of waiting for Robert Colbeck to return from the line of investigation he was pursuing.
There was some interesting character development which I also won’t say too much about, but I’m excited to see how the next book pans out!
But narration aside, this was rather a departure from the other railway detective books. I don’t want to say why and ruin it for others yet to read it, but I was agog at the events that occurred when Tallis took a new recruit to a meeting instead of waiting for Robert Colbeck to return from the line of investigation he was pursuing.
There was some interesting character development which I also won’t say too much about, but I’m excited to see how the next book pans out!