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1866: At the Station Hotel, staff struggle in vain to rouse Mr Julian Lockyer
Mystery at the Station Hotel
What you need to know before your trail
At the Station Hotel, staff struggle in vain to rouse Mr Julian Lockyer who requested an early wake-up call to catch a train. When they force open the door, they are horrified to discover a bloodied corpse in the bed, a knife still in the dead man’s hand.
Inspector Robert Colbeck, the Railway Detective, is dispatched to investigate and soon begins to question whether this is really a case of suicide. For why would a man reaching the pinnacle of his career, about to be named the Chairman of the Great Western Railway, choose to take his own life? And why was his trip to Shrewsbury a secret from his family?
Colbeck and Sergeant Leeming must probe deeply into Lockyer’s life and lies to find the answers and to catch the killer.
Locations
Reset- England - Shropshire - Shrewsbury
- A: The Station Hotel
- B: Shrewsbury Train station
- C: Shrewsbury High Street
- D: The Lion Hotel
- E: The Old Police station
Travel Guide
Shrewsbury
The station hotel does indeed still exist – imagine getting off the train, checking in and reading this book here!?
Wyle is medieval English for hill, and Cop means ‘top of’. Wyle Cop is one of the older sections of town and it has fine rows of timber framed houses. The Lion Inn dates from before 1618 and was a premier coaching inn on the London to Holyhead Road.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Mystery at the Station Hotel
Destination/location: Shrewsbury Author/guide: Edward Marston Departure Time: 1866
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