# Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Thrilling Stories of the Railway

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- Authors: [Victor Whitechurch](https://www.bookquiver.com/victor-whitechurch)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2014-07-17

## Description

Benedict Cumberbatch reads five stories featuring the famous vegetarian railway detective, Thorpe Hazell, as heard on BBC Radio 4. In The Affair of the German Dispatch-Box , Hazell hatches a daring plan to retrieve a highly sensitive government document before it reaches the German Ambassador. In Sir Gilbert Murrell's Picture , When an entire wagon containing valuable paintings disappears from a goods train, Hazell's skill is needed. In The Affair of the Corridor Express , a multimillionaire's son disappears from a moving train. Hazell must find the kidnappers before the boy is lost forever. In The Stolen Necklace a lady begs Hazell to help when the diamond necklace that she borrowed is stolen from her suitcase. In The Affair of the Birmingham Bank , customers keep drawing money from a Midlands bank, so gold reserves are sent by train. Hazell must guard against train robbery.

## Editions

### Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Thrilling Stories of the Railway

- Publisher: bbc_digital_audio
- Medium: audio
- Length: 1 h 9 min
- Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch
- ISBN: 978-19-1028-128-4
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Language: en_GB