{"product_id":"the-blackpool-highflyer-a-jim-stringer-mystery-paperback","title":"The Blackpool Highflyer: A Jim Stringer Mystery - 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\u003eIt is the summer of 1905 and Jim Stringer is copiloting a special train filled with overheated excursionists headed to Blackpool, the seaside resort on the English coast. At the moment when the train picks up speed, a huge rock comes into view farther down the tracks; it lies directly in their path. Full stop of the engine; full steam ahead with the mystery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs he did in The Necropolis Railway, Stringer doffs his railway hat and dons his detective's derby, assisted once more by \"the wife\" and her brilliant detecting skills. Capturing the world of railway stations and locomotives during the Edwardian Age, The Blackpool Highflyer carries readers to a place where dark shadows lurk behind innocence and the solution to the mystery waits at the end of the line.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compelling thriller . . . A stunning achievement. \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail \u003c\/i\u003e(London) \u003cbr\u003e A clear winner in literary crime writing. \u003ci\u003e Daily Express\u003c\/i\u003e (London) \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Necropolis Railway\u003c\/i\u003e comes another atmospheric thriller of sabotage, suspicion, and steam. Assigned to drive vacationers to the seaside resort of Blackpool in the hot summer of 1905, Jim Stringer is happy to leave behind the grime and danger of London life.But his dreams of beer and sun are dashed when someone attempts to derail his high-speed train. Soon Jim and his brilliant wife are after the saboteur, learning all too late that a dark secret waits for them at the end of the line. \u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR ANDREW MARTIN \u003cbr\u003e Andrew Martin succeeds brilliantly at re-creating a railwayman's lot in London in [the early 1900s].\" --\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSeattle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Martin does a stunning job of bringing to life the era when steam locomotives chugged from London through the British countryside. \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eANDREW MARTIN was a Spectator (London) Young Writer of the Year\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eandis the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Necropolis Railway\u003c\/i\u003e, the first novel featuring Jim Stringer.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in London.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 7.92 x 6.64 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53361748443501,"sku":"9780156030694","price":27.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/cTcvUjdyeTBVMlpTV2QycXZ4UFpOZz09.webp?v=1779450895","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-blackpool-highflyer-a-jim-stringer-mystery-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}