Night Train to Jamalpur
Night Train to Jamalpur by Andrew Martin is a historical fiction novel published by Faber & Faber in 2013, featuring 330 pages in English. Set in North East India during 1923, the story unfolds on the Night Mail train from Calcutta to Jamalpur, where a man is shot dead in a first-class compartment. Detective Inspector Jim Stringer, who is on secondment to the East Indian Railway to inspect security arrangements, finds himself embroiled in a complex situation that challenges his expectations of a working holiday.
Readers will encounter a narrative filled with political and racial tensions as Jim navigates the aftermath of the shooting and the mysterious placement of venomous snakes in the train compartments. Alongside his professional challenges, Jim faces personal dilemmas, particularly concerning his daughter’s connection with a Maharajah’s son and the implications of his colleague Major Fisher’s behavior. The book intricately weaves elements of mystery and crime, inviting readers to explore the unfolding intrigues that threaten both his family and the broader social fabric of the time.
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North East India, 1923. On the broiling Night Mail from Calcutta to Jamalpur, a man is shot dead in a first class compartment. Detective Inspector Jim Stringer was sleeping in the next compartment along. Was he the intended target? Jim should have known that his secondment to the East Indian Railway, with a roving brief to inspect security arrangements, would not be the working holiday he had hoped for. The country seethes with political and racial tension. Aside from the Jamalpur shooting, someone is placing venomous snakes – including giant king cobras – in the first class compartments of the railway.
Jim also has worries on the home front: his daughter has formed a connection with a Maharajah’s son, who may in turn have a connection to Jim’s incredibly rude colleague, the bristling Major Fisher. Jim must do everything he can to keep his family safe from harm, as he unravels the intrigues that surround him…
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