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A novel of sabotage, suspicion and steam.When railwayman Jim Stringer is assigned to drive holidaymakers to the seaside resort of Blackpool in the hot summer of 1905, he thinks he's struck lucky. But his dreams of beer and pretty women soon fall away - when his high-speed train meets a huge millstone on the line. In the months that follow as he hunts for the saboteur, Jim is drawn into a beguiling but dangerous world of eccentrics, conmen and cowards. From ventriloquists to funfair salesmen, ticket clerks to dandies, everyone is a suspect in this captivating adventure.Product Identifiers
PublisherFaber & Faber
ISBN-139780571219018
eBay Product ID (ePID)86371532
Product Key Features
Book TitleBlackpool Highflyer
AuthorAndrew Martin
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicThriller, Books
Publication Year2004
Dimensions
Item Height215 mm
Item Width130 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorAndrew Martin