On the first day of the Somme enlisted railwayman Jim Stringer lies trapped in a shell hole, smoking cigarette after cigarette under the bullets and the blazing sun. He calculates his chances of survival - even before they departed for France, a member of Jim's unit had been found dead.
During the stand-off that follows, Jim and his comrades must operate by night the vitally important trains carrying munitions to the Front, through a ghostly landscape of shattered trees where high explosive and shrapnel shells rain down. Close co-operation and trust are vital. Yet proof piles up of an enemy within, and as a ferocious military policeman pursues his investigation into the original killing, the finger of accusation begins to point towards Jim himself . . .
| ISBN: | 9780571249640 |
| Publication date: | 2nd February 2012 |
| Author: | Andrew Martin |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 287 pages |
| Series: | Jim Stringer, Steam Detective |
| Genres: |
Crime and Mystery First World War fiction Historical crime and mysteries Historical Fiction |
On the first day of the Somme enlisted railwayman Jim Stringer lies trapped in a shell hole, smoking cigarette after cigarette under the bullets and the blazing sun. He calculates his chances of survival - even before they departed for France, a member of Jim's unit had been found dead.
During the stand-off that follows, Jim and his comrades must operate by night the vitally important trains carrying munitions to the Front, through a ghostly landscape of shattered trees where high explosive and shrapnel shells rain down. Close co-operation and trust are vital. Yet proof piles up of an enemy within, and as a ferocious military policeman pursues his investigation into the original killing, the finger of accusation begins to point towards Jim himself . . .
The Somme Stations features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, First World War fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Historical Fiction
The Somme Stations is available in Paperback
The Somme Stations was written by Andrew Martin and published by Faber & Faber
The Somme Stations has 287 pages
Yes it is part of Jim Stringer, Steam Detective series
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