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 | Smoke gets in your eyes. The First Inspector Vignoles mystery. It is March 1946, and the realities of austerity living are hitting home. The railways are falling apart, the rationing is worsening ... and black-marketeers are at work. Detective Inspector Vignoles of the L.N.E. Railway Detective Department, believes he’s making good progress tracking a gang of money counterfeiters; but when two young cleaners from Woodford Halse engine shed make a startling discovery, everything spirals out of control, becoming ever deadlier by the hour. The Inspector struggles to understand the darkening situation, and like the smoke from the grimy engines that gets in his eyes, his judgment becomes clouded. But he cannot afford to make a mistake - a woman’s life may depend upon it! This is the first ‘Inspector Vignoles Mystery’, and will appeal to all lovers of classic crime fiction, in the mould of Simenon, Dexter and Leon. Set deep in the rolling countryside of Nothants & Leicestershire amidst the ironstome villages, the shunting yards and engine sheds of the railway; filled with the sight and sound of steam locomotives, and the valve radio playing Glenn Miller ... "It would be nice to see Inspector Vignoles join the likes of Morse and Wexford in the expanding ranks of literary sleuths" RP, British Railway Modelling, October 2008 “I love it! A real page-turner.” -Brian Reade, Daily Mirror “On the right track for literary success...” - Peter Elson, Liverpool Daily Post “Move over Aidensfield, the new Heartbeat could be here!” - Kat Baldwyn, Daventry Post Published: Hastings Press 2007 Reprinted 2008 ISBN: 978-1-904109-17-4 278pp Paperback TO BUY A COPY, FOLLOW THIS LINK: www.hastingspress.co.uk |
 | Violet McIntyre: She has a difficult decision to make, and if she gets it wrong, then things will just get tougher. But nothing is ever quite as it appears, and the consequences could be fatal ... |
| Inspector Charles Vignoles. The pipe smoking detective, heads up the London & North Eastern Railway Detective Department (Southern Division). His first major case looks cut-and-dried, but soon veers into ever more dangerous territory ... |  |
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