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Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Thrilling Stories of the Railway

By: Victor Whitechurch
Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch
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Summary

Benedict Cumberbatch reads five stories featuring the famous vegetarian railway detective Thorpe Hazell, as heard on BBC Radio 4.

In "The Affair of the German Dispatch-Box", Hazell hatches a daring plan to retrieve a highly sensitive government document before it reaches the German Ambassador. In "Sir Gilbert Murrell's Picture", when an entire wagon containing valuable paintings disappears from a goods train, Hazell's skill is needed. In "The Affair of the Corridor Express", a multimillionaire's son disappears from a moving train. Hazell must find the kidnappers before the boy is lost forever. In "The Stolen Necklace" a lady begs Hazell to help when the diamond necklace that she borrowed is stolen from her suitcase. In "The Affair of the Birmingham Bank", customers keep drawing money from a Midlands bank, so gold reserves are sent by train. Hazell must guard against train robbery.

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very very good

More more more please can we have some more victor white church is well worth a listen too b.c.reads it well

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Great listening

Loved these short stories, brilliantly narrated, so well produced and atmospheric. Benedict Cumberbatch's characterisation was excellent. Would love to listen to more in this series.

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Dull, increadabuly dull. And I like trains.

Despite trying really hard, even Cumberbatch couldn't save this book, with its tendancy to throw in far more detail than anyone could possibly need.

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