Death of a Train
Appearance
First Edition cover | |
Author | Freeman Wills Crofts |
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Language | English |
Series | Inspector French |
Genre | Crime fiction |
Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Publication date | 1946 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Preceded by | Enemy Unseen |
Followed by | Silence for the Murderer |
Death of a Train is a crime novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, published in 1946.[1]
Synopsis
[edit]Set during World War II, a network of German secret agents plans to derail a train carrying vital war supplies. Due to a delay another train is derailed instead, the intended one then being diverted safely round the blockage. Inspector French tracks down the conspirators, nearly losing his life in a heroic final action to prevent their escape.
References
[edit]- ^ "Death of a Train". New York Daily News. August 4, 1946. pp. C29. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
Categories:
- 1946 British novels
- Novels by Freeman Wills Crofts
- Novels set during World War II
- Novels about rail transport
- Hodder & Stoughton books
- British detective novels
- British spy novels
- British thriller novels
- Spy novel stubs
- 1940s thriller novel stubs
- 1940s crime novel stubs
- World War II novel stubs
- 1940s war novel stubs