Death of a Train

{{Short description|Novel by Freeman Wills Crofts}} {{infobox book |  | name = Death of a Train | title_orig = | translator = | image = File:Death of a Train by Freeman Wills Crofts.jpg | caption = First Edition cover | author = Freeman Wills Crofts | cover_artist = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | series = Inspector French | genre = Crime fiction | publisher = Hodder & Stoughton | release_date = 1946 | media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback) | pages = | preceded_by = Enemy Unseen | followed_by = Silence for the Murderer }} '''''Death of a Train''''' is a crime novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, published in 1946.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 4, 1946 |title=Death of a Train |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/444683300/?terms=%22Death%20of%20a%20Train%22&match=1 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |work=New York Daily News |pages=C29 }}</ref>

==Synopsis==

Set during World War II, a network of German secret agents plans to derail a train carrying vital war supplies. Due to a delay another train is derailed instead, the intended one then being diverted safely round the blockage. Inspector French tracks down the conspirators, nearly losing his life in a heroic final action to prevent their escape.

== References == {{Reflist}}

Category:1946 British novels Category:1946 English-language novels Category:Novels by Freeman Wills Crofts Category:Novels set during World War II Category:Novels about rail transport Category:Hodder & Stoughton books Category:British spy novels Category:British thriller novels {{1940s-spy-novel-stub}} {{1940s-crime-novel-stub}} {{1940s-WWII-novel-stub}}