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“I’m so sorry; she died under the train…”
Librarian Tom Raymond takes a phone call from the last person he expected to hear from: his ex-wife Lisa. She says she needs to talk. She can’t say what it’s about, and it has to be face to face.
However, Lisa does not show up for their meeting, and later that night Tom finds she apparently met with an accident earlier.
Tom later finds that his doubts about Lisa’s accident are shared by attractive but shy Amy Spicer, who worked with Lisa at CitiMarket - a market research company. He and Amy form an unlikely partnership as they try to get to the bottom of what really happened to Lisa, and what it had to do with her call to Tom.
Soon they come up against the sinister Sebastian Fleming and Ashley Merchant, who are intent on stopping Tom and Amy uncovering the secret of what is actually going on behind the doors of CitiMarket. A secret which might just cost them their lives…
Originally published as Waterloo Sunset
Librarian Tom Raymond takes a phone call from the last person he expected to hear from: his ex-wife Lisa. She says she needs to talk. She can’t say what it’s about, and it has to be face to face.
However, Lisa does not show up for their meeting, and later that night Tom finds she apparently met with an accident earlier.
Tom later finds that his doubts about Lisa’s accident are shared by attractive but shy Amy Spicer, who worked with Lisa at CitiMarket - a market research company. He and Amy form an unlikely partnership as they try to get to the bottom of what really happened to Lisa, and what it had to do with her call to Tom.
Soon they come up against the sinister Sebastian Fleming and Ashley Merchant, who are intent on stopping Tom and Amy uncovering the secret of what is actually going on behind the doors of CitiMarket. A secret which might just cost them their lives…
Originally published as Waterloo Sunset
- GenresMystery
324 pages, ebook
First published March 7, 2012
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About the author
Philip Cox
16 books8 followersPhilip Cox was born and raised in the UK seaside city of Southend on Sea, which lies forty miles east of London.
After graduating from High School, he began a career in UK Banking and Financial Services, and spent the next decades working his way through the ranks, finally becoming a Branch Manager of a major UK bank.
Philip left banking after the birth of his first child to be a stay-at-home father, and it was during this time that, in between changing diapers/nappies, he began to write his first novel, ‘After the Rain’.
Now having written sixteen books, he is based in the county of Hertfordshire, some twenty miles north of London, with his wife and two daughters.
During his spare time (what spare time there is between school runs and writing!), Philip enjoys indulging his interest in Model Railroading/Railways.
He is tall and slim, has a few grey hairs, and wishes he could get to the gym more often.
Philip’s website is www.philipcox.moonfruit.com, and he can be followed on twitter @philipcoxbooks, on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/philipcoxbooks, and facebook https://www.facebook.com/philipcoxbooks.
After graduating from High School, he began a career in UK Banking and Financial Services, and spent the next decades working his way through the ranks, finally becoming a Branch Manager of a major UK bank.
Philip left banking after the birth of his first child to be a stay-at-home father, and it was during this time that, in between changing diapers/nappies, he began to write his first novel, ‘After the Rain’.
Now having written sixteen books, he is based in the county of Hertfordshire, some twenty miles north of London, with his wife and two daughters.
During his spare time (what spare time there is between school runs and writing!), Philip enjoys indulging his interest in Model Railroading/Railways.
He is tall and slim, has a few grey hairs, and wishes he could get to the gym more often.
Philip’s website is www.philipcox.moonfruit.com, and he can be followed on twitter @philipcoxbooks, on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/philipcoxbooks, and facebook https://www.facebook.com/philipcoxbooks.
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September 25, 2016
This was a good holiday read, not too taxing or challenging but not too lightweight either. The premise of the story is that Tom's ex-wife phones out of the blue and asks to meet him to discuss something, but she doesn't say what. They arrange to meet but she doesn't make the meeting.
Tom turns detective to try to get to the bottom of what happened to her and why. In truth it is a bit ludicrous but it actually was quite well written. There are however a couple of things that prevent it from being a top notch story. Firstly there is a lot of travelling around and it all seems a bit obsessively documented. Secondly there are some errors within it that both irritate and slightly confuse, especially when the wrong names are being used.
Having said that I did enjoy it and would read other work by this author.
Tom turns detective to try to get to the bottom of what happened to her and why. In truth it is a bit ludicrous but it actually was quite well written. There are however a couple of things that prevent it from being a top notch story. Firstly there is a lot of travelling around and it all seems a bit obsessively documented. Secondly there are some errors within it that both irritate and slightly confuse, especially when the wrong names are being used.
Having said that I did enjoy it and would read other work by this author.
May 30, 2020
When Tom's ex-wife schedules a meeting with him out of the blue he is surprised. He is disappointed when she fails to show but chalks it up to a misunderstanding. But he is shocked to learn that she died under the wheels of a train. Dissatisfied with the police conclusion he joins forces with one of the wife's co-workers,. She is convinced there is something amiss and that it is connected to the death of yet another employee at the firm. Together they delve into misdeeds at the company. But do they have anything to do with Lisa's death?
This is not a mystery. it is a review of train schedules and directions followed by the truly unappetizing thing English people eat. There is no urgency or suspense. The big reveal is just plain silly and unconvincing. The characters are one-dimensional and uninteresting. Completely disappointed.
This is not a mystery. it is a review of train schedules and directions followed by the truly unappetizing thing English people eat. There is no urgency or suspense. The big reveal is just plain silly and unconvincing. The characters are one-dimensional and uninteresting. Completely disappointed.
June 24, 2019
One heck of a great story!
This was an engrossing and suspenseful book that I couldn't put down! At some point, you will think that you know who the killer is, then maybe it's some other person. But you're gonna get a big surprise! Well done!
This was an engrossing and suspenseful book that I couldn't put down! At some point, you will think that you know who the killer is, then maybe it's some other person. But you're gonna get a big surprise! Well done!
October 24, 2025
The author advises having a TFL map handy whilst reading, and I can see why. He does seem to be obsessed with travelling. Underneath all that is a passable mystery.
May 3, 2014
It started off very slowly, it could use some much better proof reading and editting, and it sounded like a travelogue. Now that I have got the bad points out of the way, it was actually quite an enjoyable book, admitedly it was a little predictable in places, but I never guessed the ending. So if you do pick up this book try to persevere through the first 20 or so pages. Some of the characters you do start to picture in your mind's eye, but others are very hazy. The overall plot line was well thought out, and if my opening observations had been addressed this book would have rated higher than it has.
July 8, 2014
After reading Philip Cox's After the rain, I thought I would read another of his books. Apart from the obsessive detail of London underground railway travel, I found the book an interesting read with a nicely woven plot. The two main characters are quite realistic although some of the minor characters come across as cardboard cut-outs!
A few typos and errors which should be edited out but in general a well presented book.
A few typos and errors which should be edited out but in general a well presented book.
December 8, 2014
I thought this storyline was gripping and I read the novel in a day as I couldn't put it down. I was really disappointed with all the errors though. Wrong names in the wrong places, sometimes character's names the wrong way round and sometimes just a completely random unmentioned name pops up! There were several grammatical and spelling errors too, which weren't so annoying of course, but they were hard to miss.
September 4, 2016
Great
All five of the books that are by Philip Cox have been great! I'm looking forward to the next book as soon as I can buy it . These books are the best mysteries I have ever read.
All five of the books that are by Philip Cox have been great! I'm looking forward to the next book as soon as I can buy it . These books are the best mysteries I have ever read.
October 23, 2013
Well, I didn't read it. I didn't get past the second paragraph which was half a page long, with 7 commas, and 2 dashes. If the author starts as he means to finish, no good can come from this book!
June 1, 2014
Excellent story, great page turner just had to keep reading to find out what happened.
December 21, 2014
I didn't enjoy this book at first but it soon got more interesting and at times quite exciting.
December 12, 2014
Not the best mystery I have read . Wy to mutch travel information and the point of the story ?
Dear reader your guess is as good as mine
Dear reader your guess is as good as mine
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