Murder at Whitechapel Road Station

London Underground Station Mysteries #4

by Jim Eldridge

April, 1941. At the former Whitechapel Road Underground station, repurposed as an air raid shelter since the onset of the Blitz, the body of a woman has been discovered, stabbed and eviscerated. With the ghoulish history of Jack the Ripper and his victims not far from their thoughts, Detective Chief Inspector Coburg and Sergeant Lampson are called from Scotland Yard to examine the scene. In the station's dark and dingy tunnels they stumble across a battered Victorian doctor's case containing surgical tools. Has it been deliberately left to be discovered?

With the spectre of London's most famous killer looming large over their investigation, Coburg and Lampson are under pressure to swiftly conclude this very difficult case as more victims come to light. But that proves to be a challenge when King George and the Prime Minister Winston Churchill seek their help with a puzzling inquiry that also has links to Whitechapel.

Genres: Mystery, London, Historical Fiction, Historical, War, Crime, Historical Mystery

319 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 21, 2024

About the author

Jim Eldridge is the author of many books for children, including titles in the My Story series, the Warpath books, and How to Handle Grown-Ups. He has had 250 TV scripts broadcast in the UK and internationally for children's and teen television, and is also the creator and writer of Radio 4's long-running comedy-drama series, King Street Junior.

Reviews

[NikyB · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good detective story with elements of history thrown into the fiction tale. Easy to read and entertaining although for me a little basic.

[MidgeB · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.75 ⭐️ it was nearly a DNF but continued onto the end . Just ok for me

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Naast de paar fouten in spelling of namen, en dat dit het (tot nu toe) laatste boek is in de detective series, en ik de rest niet gelezen heb.., pretty nice book 😌

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these stories about the upper class DCI Edgar Saxe-Coburg and his down to earth DS Lampson. They're a good team who, with the help of Edgar's older brother, Magnus, and various others of a similar type, manage to solve many of the murders that come their way, along with the peripheral crimes connected to them.
Several prostitutes are murdered at Whitechapel Station and are eviscerated. Also, a local young thug and shoddy journalist suffer a similar fate, but are not eviscerated. Coburg becomes involved when the King and Prime Minister ask him to locate a missing valet, and a 'missing' watch. There are a lot of suspects, some of whom are arrested. Eventually, there is one final murder that gives DCI Coburg the final piece of the jigsaw that solves the crime.

[Leigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

At first I was a little disappointed when I discovered that the story revolved around the detective having to use his skills to help the King and the fact that Ripper crimes were being repeated as I have read numerous historical fiction books with similar themes. What I did like was Jim Eldridge's style of writing. It was another relaxing read with a serious investigation and one which kept me interested throughout. It has a very abrupt ending.

[Mr Derek Green · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another brilliant story.

A really gripping murder mystery is the correct title for this review. Fast paced and full of interesting background detail which explains all what it must of been like in those times. The characters come to life very well and makes for a really read.

[Charlotte · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant as always. Really well written and researched.

[Juliet Ruston · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great book with dci coburg and ds lampson.Just love these characters and always feel like I'm in a cosy blanket and a cuppa when reading. Hope they keep coming.

[Sadie Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I do enjoy this authors writings and time set. Storyline was great and the characters depict with compassion and so engaging.

[Sally Archer · Rating 4 out of 5]

first book by this author will look for more

[Donald · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rather far fetched with 7 bodies showing up and with a rather unbelievable culprit tbh

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story and worth reading.

[Beachcomber · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars rounded down, another good installment in the underground station series of historical mysteries.

[J Grimsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

A rollicking good read. Characters and plot highly gripping

[Lyn Mayberry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Readable

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great mystery by aurifil Jim Eldridge. Lots of suspects made for a fun, twisty read. I'm hoping this isn't the last in the series or the last we've seen of DCI Saxe-Coburg and DS Lampson.