Mystery at the Station Hotel: The bestselling Victorian mystery series (Railway Detective)

Shrewsbury, 1866

When staff at the Station Hotel try to rouse Julian Lockyer, they are horrified to discover his bloodied corpse, a knife still in his hand. Inspector Robert Colbeck, the Railway Detective, is called to investigate and soon begins to question whether it was really suicide.

Key mysteries surrounding Lockyer's death:

• Lockyer was on the verge of being named Chairman of the Great Western Railway, the pinnacle of his career.
  Why would he end his life now?
• He kept his trip secret from his family.
  What was he hiding?

Inspector Colbeck and Sergeant Leeming must dig deeper into Lockyer’s life and lies to find the answers—and to catch a killer.