Murder on the Night Sleeper (Paperback)

David Meara

ISBN 10: 1398120871 / ISBN 13: 9781398120877

Published by Amberley Publishing, Chalford, 2026

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Paperback. Of all the environments most conducive to a little murder and intrigue, the overnight sleeper train is the best. The combination of a private sleeping compartment, a journey through the hours of darkness to a far-flung destination and a closed environment isolated from the outside world offers an ideal opportunity for committing a crime and unravelling a mystery. This book explores the enduring popularity of night trains as the setting for murder and mayhem in fiction over the past 150 years.Beginning with a brief overview of trains in detective fiction to set the scene, David Meara traces the story of sleeper trains in stories from the United States of America, Great Britain and Europe. The reader is taken on a journey through this fictional world of sleeper train travel, examining some of the stories that have been woven around these trains, and copiously illustrated to bring both the stories and trains to life.In his short story Murder on the 7.16, one of Michael Innes characters says, Ive no use for trains, if they are not in a thriller or for thrillers, if there isnt a train. In this intriguing book there are plenty of both. David Meara explores the enduring popularity of sleeper trains in film and fiction. Illustrated with many film stills, book covers and contemporary material. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Murder on the Night Sleeper (Paperback)
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing, Chalford
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1398120871
• ISBN 13: 9781398120877
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

David Meara explores the enduring popularity of sleeper trains in film and fiction. Illustrated with many film stills, book covers and contemporary material.

About the Author

David Meara is a retired Church of England clergyman who worked in the Oxford Diocese for twenty-seven years, and then served as Rector of St. Bride’s Fleet Street and Archdeacon of London until 2014. He has made a lifetime study of Church movements and brasses and has published extensively on the subject. He has published on a range of topics, including Anglo-Scottish sleeper trains and the scuttling of German ships at Scapa Flow. His father-in-law fought in Burma in the Second World War.