The Murder of Crows (The 2nd Inspector Vignoles Mystery) by Done, Stephen (2008) Paperback

Inspector Vignoles Mysteries #2

by Stephen Done

As the Big Freeze of 1947 grips the land, the railways struggle in their battle against the snow and refugees from the recent war in Europe, freezing in the Displaced Person’s Camp at Finmere, are forced to resort to desperate measures to stay warm. The snow lies deep as a murder of crows sits and waits upon a telegraph wire along the edge of a lonely railway cutting. A steam engine storms out of Catesby tunnel and a young woman is thrown from the passing train. A killer is stalking the line… Set against the backdrop of a dark and austere postwar Britain, Inspector Vignoles and Sergeant Trinder of the LNER detective department are soon involved in their most deadly investigation to date.

Genres: Crime

Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Museum curator, Liverpool F.C. fan and writer of Inspector Vignoles mysteries series.

Reviews

[Norma Laming · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this one, too. Some bits strain credulity but the post war austerity is convincing, as is the howling cold blizzard. I get fed up with the pointless heading of each chapter, which is the title of what I assume was a current popular song of the time and in fact I found myself gritting my teeth at the end of each chapter, waiting for the next song title. I was engrossed in the story,though, both the main one and the sideline one. Again, I listened to the reading by David Thorpe; I’m not sure that I’d have persisted if I’d been reading the book. I’m disappointed that BookBeat atm doesn’t have the rest of the series available, so that’s an indication that I really enjoyed it, despite my criticisms.