Murderer’s Trail

Ben the tramp is back at sea, a stowaway bound for Spain in the company of a wanted man – the Hammersmith murderer. Ben, wandering hungry through the foggy back alleys of Limehouse, is spooked by news of an old man murdered in Hammersmith – and runs! He crosses a plank, slips through an iron door, and goes to sea with the coal. But so does the man who did the murder, and a very pretty lady who did not. On the way, the Atlanta loses a stowaway, a pickpocket, a murderer, a super-crook, a wealthy passenger, the third officer and a lifeboat. And that is how Ben gets to Spain . . . Combining laughs and thrills on every page, J. Jefferson Farjeon’s books about the adventures of Ben the tramp entertained 1930s detective readers like no other Crime Club series, and Murderer’s Trail was more popular than ever. Murderer’s Trail by J. Jefferson Farjeon is a thrilling addition to his bestselling book series. The Sunday Times bestselling author expertly crafts a tale of mystery and suspense that will captivate amateur sleuths and fans of top-tier crime fiction. For fans of John Dickson Carr (The Black Spectacles), Carter Dickson (The White Priory Murders), E.C.R. Lorac (Death of an Author), Freeman Wills Crofts (Inspector French), and Nicholas Blake (Thou Shell of Death).