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Book 35: "A Metropolitan Murder" by Lee Jackson
Sunday, June 1st, 2008 20:04I first noticed this book soon after it was published, due to the cover picture which is based on the cover of a railway timetable for the newly opened Metropolitan underground line.
Set in 1864, just a year after the opening of London's first underground line, the story starts with the discovery of a young woman's body in a second-class carriage. The crime is investigated by Inspector Decimus Webb, who is seen as eccentric by his fellow policemen because he rides a newfangled boneshaker bicycle, but the story is seen from several points of view, not just that of the investigating officers. I liked the setting, but some of the characters didn't ring true, and the policemen didn't seem to do much detecting.
Set in 1864, just a year after the opening of London's first underground line, the story starts with the discovery of a young woman's body in a second-class carriage. The crime is investigated by Inspector Decimus Webb, who is seen as eccentric by his fellow policemen because he rides a newfangled boneshaker bicycle, but the story is seen from several points of view, not just that of the investigating officers. I liked the setting, but some of the characters didn't ring true, and the policemen didn't seem to do much detecting.
