{"product_id":"the-iron-horse-by-edward-marston-9780749079154","title":"The Iron Horse","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDerby Day at Epsom Downs. A multitude of people crowd to watch the races: dukes and dustmen, bishops and beggars, privileged ladies and prostitutes. The gamut of Victorian society and a hotbed for crime and crooks of all kinds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith the nation a-flutter in the run up to this national event, a disembodied head is discovered on a passenger train at Crewe; the first in a murky course of events that takes in murder, fraud and race-fixing. Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck and his assistant are assigned to the case and are soon snarled up in a web of skulduggery stretching across the country. They are forced to ask themselves, just how much is someone prepared to hazard to win?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Iron Horse\u003c\/em\u003e by Edward Marston offers a gripping mystery set against the backdrop of a thrilling sporting event, intertwining the elegance and the dark underworld of Victorian England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46522393034988,"sku":"9780749079154","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19062883482454.jpg?v=1749034234","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-iron-horse-by-edward-marston-9780749079154","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}