THE RAILWAY MAN

<p><strong>Few tears are shed when an ex-boxer and local hard man is found dead in a disused railway signal box.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>When DCI John Blizzard is called in to investigate he discovers no shortage of people who would want the bully dead. But getting any of them to come forward proves difficult.</p><p><br></p><p>Having interrupted the opening day of the public display of a steam engine that DCI Blizzard lovingly helped restore few are keener than he to see the perpetrator under lock and key.</p><p><br></p><p>It transpires that the victim once gave a man life-changing injuries with a cruel sucker punch thus Blizzard's colleagues think they've found a likely suspect. But the veteran detective is not so sure.</p><p><br></p><p>In fact the real culprits might be much closer to home. Probing deeper into the web of lies that surrounded the man's life Blizzard might have to confront unpalatable truths that shatter his nostalgic view of the city's past.</p><p><br></p><p>Set in the fictional port city of Hafton in northern England THE RAILWAY MAN is a traditional British whodunit with a thrilling contemporary twist. The novel is the third title by John Dean to feature the burly no-nonsense detective John Blizzard a man who refuses to take no for an answer.</p><p><br></p><p>All the books in the series in order of publication are:</p><p><br></p><p>1. THE LONG DEAD</p><p>2. STRANGE LITTLE GIRL</p><p>3. THE RAILWAY MAN</p><p>4. THE SECRETS MAN</p><p>5. A BREACH OF TRUST</p><p>6. DEATH LIST</p><p>7. A FLICKER IN THE NIGHT</p><p>8. THE LATCH MAN</p><p>9. NO AGE TO DIE</p><p>10. THE VENGEANCE MAN</p><p>11. THE NAME ON THE BULLET</p>