Murder at Lord's Station

Jim Eldridge’s Murder at Lord’s Station is the third in his series of WWII mysteries set in disused Underground stations during the Blitz, following on from Aldwych and Down Street. It features his series detective, Edgar Saxe-Coburg, together with his sergeant, Ted Lampson; and his wife, singer Ros......more

I love the stories about Detective Chief Inspector Edgar Coburg and Detective Sergeant Ted Lampson. To me, they are reminiscent of the 'Railway Detective' series of books written by Edward Marston. In this story, a Jamaican cricketer is found dead outside the Lord's Station. He was murdered, but th......more

This was my first book by Jim Eldridge and I found it intriguing, relaxing, entertaining and informative. A solid mystery set at the beginning of WWII with London bombings going on in the background. DCI Coberg, his famous jazz singer/ambulance driver wife Rosa Weeks and Coberg’s trusty Sargeant Lam......more

I love Jim Eldrige's series as the stories are always entertaining, solid, and informative. It's like visiting a different station or museum any time and travelling in time. This is a bit slower than other but I throughly enoyed and was gald to catch up with the characters. The mystery is teisty and i......more

With persons murdered using cricket bats, hammers and guns there is no let up in the number of bodies being discovered in this novel. Set around the London Jazz scene, cricket matches at the famous Lords ground along with illegal gambling the detectives have their work cut out. With a little more ex......more