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The Case of the 'Hail Mary' Celeste The Case Files of Jack Wenlock, Railway Detective

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Maxim Jakubowski's March 2015 Book of the Month.

Best known for his quirky P.I. series set in Aberystwyth, Pryce debuts a new series, featuring an endearing railway detective in the 1950s. Again, it feels like a parallel world straight out of a Boy's Own adventure, sparkling with wit, true melancholy, thrills and spills. A joyful reading experience like no other triggered by the inexplicable disappearance of a group of nuns on a military mission of international importance from a train and its later consequences in deepest Africa. What sounds at first like a tender parody reaches surprising heights of pathos and genuine empathy as Pryce orchestrates a hymn to a lost world of steam locomotives and gallant protagonists with humanistic values and bags full of courage and curiosity. In addition, the case is also madly funny at times and succeeds in blending humour and a breathless thriller scenario like no other. I'm already puffing for the next instalment!

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