A Mysterious Review of Murder on the Santa Special by N. M. Scott.
Review summary: This is a short mystery, where a local resident believes a crime has been committed after the police officially close the case as being not suspicious. Written in brief chapters, this quirky, fast-paced story with a colorful cast of characters is light, enjoyable reading. (Click here for text of full review.)
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Murder on the Santa Special
N. M. Scott
Book Guild (March 2014)
Publisher synopsis: The sleepy village of Bramley is deep in decline: the school, cottage hospital and local post-office are threatened with closure, and the Bramley Cross and Brocklehurst Preserved Steam Railway is in desperate need of repair and extension if it is to survive.
When a benefactor in the shape of an obscenely wealthy Russian oligarch begins to transform the fortunes of the village, tongues wag about the provenance of his village-saving cash — is he Mafia or self-made millionaire? Concerns abate with the transformation of the Post Office, a new maternity unit for the hospital and a completely revamped railway museum — featuring Stalin's famous armoured carriage.
But the sudden death of a passenger on the train line's popular Santa Special forces one canny villager to investigate. Elderly Miss Parrish has a sharp mind and a fearless determination, but is she really prepared for what she discovers?
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