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M of circumstance or a prime suspect Only then can he unearth a dark secret hidden in the depths of underground London Lee Jackson's second novel brilliantly recreates the sights sounds and smells of Victorian London taking readers on a suspense filled journey through its criminal underworl A good historical crime mystery It might not be a demanding readbut it is a book that would pass the time on a long train journey
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Night His investigation leads him through the slums of Victorian London to the Holborn Refuge a home for 'fallen women' and to Clara White a respectable servant But Clara has her own tragic and shameful history As her past is revealed Inspector Webb must decide whether she is merely a victi First in the Inspector Webb period series like what appears to be the time setting for Jackson s books it is set in Victorian era LondonAverage crime fare with some good parts but overall pretty forgettable
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The last train of the night pulls into the gas lit platform of Baker Street underground station A young woman is found strangled her body abandoned in a second class carriage The brutal 'Railway Murder' brings Inspector Decimus Webb to the newly formed Metropolitan Line on a bleak winter's As the first example of historical crime fiction I ve read I wasn t sure whether I d like or be interested in the genre After what was a uick and relatively easy read I m pleased to say I enjoyed this novel After what seemed to be a fairly slow start I ended up feeling intrigued to find out what had happened and what was happening about half way through I felt sympathy and empathy for the character of Clara which helped me get a little emotionally investedVery easy to read though still created a sense of the environment and streetscape of Victorian London A Metropolitan Murder was while not brilliant very worth the time and effort
- Paperback
- 304
- A Metropolitan Murder
- Lee Jackson
- English
- 22 October 2017 Lee Jackson
- 9780099440024
Recap A young girl is found dead on the new Metropolitan line while the prime suspect Henry Cotton runs off into the night Her murderer is connected to Cotton via a series of coincidences Review I enjoy a murder mystery when I have no idea whodunnit and I had no idea It was an unexpected surprise The book is rich in detail obviously well researched and the characters feel genuine It's London with smog and gin
As the first example of historical crime fiction I've read I wasn't sure whether I'd like or be interested in the genre After what was a uick and relatively easy read I'm pleased to say I enjoyed this novel After what seemed to be a fairly slow start I ended up feeling intrigued to find out what had happened and
Mr Jackson author of The Dictionary of Victorian London writes this wonderful series This is the first one I have read it three times just for the details he adds to the story about life in London This series can be hard to get since most are import only but they are worth the effort
A good racy thriller set in 1864 in the early days of the Metropolitan Line the world’s first underground railway line A uick read I read it
First in the Inspector Webb period series like what appears to be the time setting for Jackson's books it is set in Victorian era LondonAverage crime fare with some good parts but overall pretty forgettable
This was so much better than I was expecting and so much darker I wished there had been a little on the personalities of the characters just a few little details and that would have pushed it up to a 5 read for me
A good historical crime mystery It might not be a demanding readbut it is a book that would pass the time on a long train journey
Yes I'd read another in this series Well plotted with authentic characters especially the annoying but sincere clueless H
Well the blurb is a bit vague and really doesn't stick to the book At no point did I feel that Clara was a suspect for exampleIt's a crime story but the crime takes second place to the exploration of the seedy parts of London through the journalistic research led by Cotton aka PhibbsI liked Clara well enough and pitied Lizzie but it took me a while to find characters I'd care for Decimus Webb the Inspector is
I think it would be fair to say I've read a lot of historical detective fiction in my time set in all time periods and can completely understand why the Victorian era is still so fascinating for authors even nowIn A Metropolitan Murde