Strangeness on a Train

Julia Crouch

Jul 2012 · Hachette UK

About this eBook

In 2012, Julia Crouch became East Coast Rail's first ever Writer in Residence on the London to Harrogate line, writing a gripping short story over the course of her return train journey. And what better place for Julia to exercise her dark imagination and explore the deadly intents of her characters; after all, as Agatha Christie and Patricia Highsmith would attest, trains have long been the ideal setting for the perfect murder . . .

Turning fifty has not filled Sally with joy. She's sitting on the Kings Cross to Harrogate train the morning after her disastrous birthday meal, feeling fed up and hungover to hell. And then a stranger climbs on board and sits down opposite her. You know those passengers who really, really annoy you on trains? The ones who invade your personal space, and worse? Well, he's one of those. And he's about to push Sally to breaking point.

Ratings and reviews

It was nice until the last part.. Pretty banal and, as someone already pointed out, anticlimatic.. not 1 star because ask but the end is nice

You sit through the drivel and depression expecting a reward. It simply ends in a damp squib

A good way to pass 20 mins, I enjoyed this.

About the author

After a drama degree at Bristol University, Julia Crouch spent ten years devising, directing and writing for the theatre. During this time she had twelve plays produced and co-founded Bristol's Public Parts Theatre Company. She lives in Brighton with her husband, the actor and playwright Tim Crouch, and their three children. Her debut novel, Cuckoo, was published by Headline last year. Every Vow You Break is her second novel.