One Single Ticket: a Victorian detective mystery by Robert Wallace

A thrilling suspense novel based on historical facts: Brunel's most creative vision - travel from London to New York on one single ticket

It is April, 1852 and Victorian Britain’s pre-eminent engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, is concerned and perplexed by the distinct lack of progress in his most ambitious scheme to date. His unprecedented vision: London to New York on one single ticket!

Buts some unseen malevolence is at play. Brunel seeks to counteract this by engaging the renowned private investigator, Harry Brooke. Brooke, a former soldier in the British Army, a veteran of the 1842 Afghan Campaign, is summoned to meet Brunel in Bristol.

But the railway journey from London is, in itself, not without incident - a death occurs and the investigation takes a more serious and sinister twist.

167 pages, paperback

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