Points of Danger

These stories flow so naturally and are very well written. In this case, Victor Leeming is the one who cracks open the case rather than Robert Colbeck, but that's why the Railway Detective has a sidekick. I like how the author keeps entwining previous incidents into the stories, providing a diversio......more

easy going read in the railway detective series mixed views about the later ones in the series......more

The good thing about the Railway detective series is that the reader is immersed in the plot from the very first page and 'Points of Danger' is no different. There s danger lurking from the very start. Jarvis Swarbrick, the local Member of Parliament and, more importantly for the story, an influentia......more

One of those books where I could excuse the weak points if the finale impressed. And it... was pretty poor. Very very rushed and the explanation of the crime felt unearned from an emotional, logical and in story detective work standpoint. The book has 2 subplots running in parallel to the main one an......more

A good read but a bit thin As with all his books, the story rattles along (like an Eastern Counties train) and there’s plenty side stories to pad out what is a bit of a thin and somewhat implausible mail plot. Enjoyable nonetheless.......more