title: The Edwardian Detectives: Literary Sleuths of the Edwardian Era
author: G. K. Chesterton
description: The Case of Laker, Absconded by Arthur Morrison The Fenchurch Street Mystery by Baroness Orczy The Crime of the French Caf by Nick Carter The Man with Nailed Shoes by R Austin Freeman The Blue Cross by G. K. Chesterton The Case of the Pocket Diary Found in the Snow by Augusta Groner The Ninescore Mystery by Baroness Orczy The Riddle of the Ninth Finger by Thomas W. Hanshew The Knight's Cross Signal Problem by Ernest Bramah The Problem of Cell 13 by Jacques Futrelle The Conundrum of the Golf Links by Percy James Brebner The Silkworms of Florence by Clifford Ashdown The Gateway of the Monster by William Hope Hodgson The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel by A. E. W. Mason The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co., LTD by Arthur Morrison
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  > PRAISE FOR EDWARD MARSTON
  
  > > ‘A master storyteller’
  
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  Daily Mail
  
  
  > > ‘Packed with characters Dickens would have been proud of. Wonderful [and]
  > well-written’
  
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  Time Out
  
  
  > > ‘Once again Marston has created a credible atmosphere within an intriguing
  > story’
  
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  Sunday Telegraph
  
  
  > > ‘Filled with period detail, the pace is steady and the plot is thick with
  > suspects, solutions and clues. Marston has a real knack for blending detail,
  > character and story with great skill’
  
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  Historical Novels Review
  
  
  > > ‘The past is brought to life with brilliant colours, combined with a
  > perfect whodunnit. Who needs more?’
  
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  The Guardian
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  > SLAUGHTER IN THE SAPPERTON TUNNEL
  
  > EDWARD MARSTON
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  > CONTENTS
  
    1. [TITLE PAGE](index_split_002.html#filepos1937)
    2. [CHAPTER ONE ](index_split_004.html#filepos5060)
    3. [CHAPTER TWO ](index_split_005.html#filepos8137)
    4. [CHAPTER THREE ](i