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Edward Marston
London is a veritable cesspool…A swamp of corruption and crime’ When Sir Julius Cheever’s son, a notorious rake, goes missing, and a blackmailer begins terrorising London’s most dissolute fops, it…
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In this installment of this dramatic Elizabethan series, Westfield s Men are flying high after a celebrated performance of The Insatiate Duke at the Queen s Head. However, victory is…
The small village of Maldon is controlled by the wealthy and rapacious Fitzcorbucion family. When the eldest son, Guy, is found murdered, his father demands justice and will stop at…
Ralph Delchard and Gervase Bret arrive in Archenfield for what should be a straightforward assignment. But they are shocked to discover that a principal witness has been murdered, burned alive…
September 1907. George Dillman sets sail from Liverpool to New York on the Lusitania's maiden voyage. Posing as a passenger, Dillman is in fact an undercover detective hired by the…
Publication date: 1886 Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of…
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November 1907. George Dillman and Genevieve Masefield sail from Liverpool on the maiden voyage of the Mauretania. While posing as a passenger George is in fact an undercover detective hired…
Originally published in 1904, this is an account of 65 years in the bookselling and publishing business. Edward Marston, of the publishing firm Sampson Low, Marston, etc. recounts the 19th…
Fresh Woods and Pastures New is a novel written by Edward Marston and published in 1887. The story takes place in the English countryside and follows the lives of two…
In this charming historical novel, Edward Marston transports readers back to 17th century England and tells the story of a group of motley actors who journey to a small village…
A vicious rivalry threatens to cause chaos for Lord Westfield’s Men when the onstage duels between Owen Elias and Sebastian Carrick become ever more realistic. However, it is an axe…
When fire destroys their London theatre, Lord Westfield’s players must seek out humbler venues in the countryside.
With thousands of Brits away fighting on the Front Line, a group of female munition workers or ‘canaries’ gather to celebrate a birthday. The frolics are cut short though when…
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One play, two murders and a grievous miscarriage of justice.
In this installment of this dramatic Elizabethan series, Westfield’s Men are flying high after a celebrated performance of ‘The Insatiate Duke’ at the Queen’s Head.
An Old Man's Holidays is a book written by Edward Marston and published in 1901. The book is a collection of short stories that revolve around an elderly man who…
""How Does It Feel To Be Old?"" is a book written by Edward Marston in 1907 that explores the experience of aging. Marston delves into the physical, emotional, and social…
Presents the history of life behind bars, from medieval times to the end of corporal and capital punishment in the 1950s. This title reveals the stories of real prisoners including…
Publication date: 1902 Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of…
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1901 Original Publisher: S. Low, Marston
On a Sunshine Holyday is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1897. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science…
Book 10 in the compelling World War One murder mystery series.
Christmas, 1669. In the grip of the coldest winter for years, the River Thames is frozen from bank to bank and London celebrates with a traditional frost fair held on…
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Bracewell s loyalty to a new actor drives a wedge between the players. Meanwhile, Quilter s father is on trial for murder, but denies the charge. Bracewell sets about proving…
‘A grand romp very much in the tradition of Holmes and Watson… Packed with characters Dickens would have been proud of. Wonderful, well written.’ - Time Out
Who could enact such a deadly design, lurking behind the scenes? As book holder and stage manager of theatrical company Lord Westfield’s Men, Nicholas Bracewell is accustomed to solving problems.
The first in Marston’s Restoration period mysteries - until now long unavailable - completing the series.
The Silver Locomotive Mystery is the sixth book in the series featuring Inspector Robert Colbeck and Sergeant Victor Leeming, set on the Victorian railways.
It is Halloween and the special train steaming across the Lake District is renowned for its supernatural incidents. A fire and a disappearance make this journey no exception.
Rich in historical detail, The Excursion Train will hold you captivated from the beginning to the end of its journey.
May 1915. With thousands of Britons fighting in the trenches, a severely depleted police force remains behind to keep the Home Front safe and continue the fight against crime, espionage…
The tenth novel in the best selling Railway Detective series starring Inspector Colbeck and Sergeant Leeming.
Detectives Inspector Marmion and Sergeant Keedy return to solve this WWI murder packed with intrigue.
Tragedy strikes close to the Detective Department when an old friend of Superintendent Tallis walks to meet a speeding train head on.
The first book in a thrilling series featuring Nicholas Bracewell and the colourful world of the Elizabethan Theatre - set in 1588 against the background of the Spanish Armada.
An eagerly awaited collection of thirteen brand-new, specially commissioned short stories.
Book 20 in the bestselling Victorian mystery series.
The classic inter-war mystery,featuring the celebrated architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.
The Railway Detective is an action-packed dip into murky 1850s London. Full of historical detail, unexpected twists and memorable characters, this is a mystery that will surprise you at every…
The second book in the Bow Street Rivals - from top-selling historical crime author Edward Marston.
When unexpected disaster strikes Lord Westfield's Men during a packed performance, Nicholas Bracewell must save the day.
The author of the bestselling Railway detective series triumphs with this stunning first book in the Captain Rawson series.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
