The Railway Mysteries - Whitechurch, Victor L.
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Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch (1868-1933) was a Church of England clergyman and author. He is best known for his detective stories featuring Thorpe Hazell, the first amateur railway detective, whom the author intended to be as far from Sherlock Holmes as possible. Another Whitechurch's character was the spy Captain Ivan Koravitch. His stories were admired for their immaculate plotting and factual accuracy. Whitechurch was one of the first writers to submit his manuscripts to Scotland Yard for vetting as to police procedure. Table of Contents: - Thrilling Stories of the Railway - Peter Crane's…mehr

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Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch (1868-1933) was a Church of England clergyman and author. He is best known for his detective stories featuring Thorpe Hazell, the first amateur railway detective, whom the author intended to be as far from Sherlock Holmes as possible. Another Whitechurch's character was the spy Captain Ivan Koravitch. His stories were admired for their immaculate plotting and factual accuracy. Whitechurch was one of the first writers to submit his manuscripts to Scotland Yard for vetting as to police procedure. Table of Contents: - Thrilling Stories of the Railway - Peter Crane's Cigars - The Tragedy on the London and Mid-Northern - The Affair of the Corridor Express - Sir Gilbert Murrell's Picture - How the Bank Was Saved - The Affair of the German Dispatch-Box - How the Bishop Kept His Appointment - The Adventure of the Pilot Engine - The Stolen Necklace - The Mystery of the Boat Express - How the Express Was Saved - A Case of Signaling - Winning the Race - The Strikers - The Ruse That Succeeded - Other Railway Stories - A Perilous Ride - The Slip Coach Mystery - In the Rockhurst Tunnel - The Convict's Revenge - A Warning in Red - A Jump for Freedom - Special Working Instructions - Pierre Cournet's Last Run - Between Two Fires - The Triumph of Seth P. Tucker - A Policy of Silence - In a Tight Fix - The Romance of the "Southern Queen"