Treachery in the wilderness /
Rousseau, Victor, 1879-1960,
Treachery in the wilderness / Victor Rousseau. - Large print edition. - 376 pages (large print) ; 19 cm.
Joe Bostock and his chief engineer Will Carruthers are engaged on building a railway line in the wilds of Manitoba that will open up rich wheat lands for settlers - but the Big Muskeg swamp seems likely to ruin the construction scheme. When an unseen assailant treacherously picks Joe off with a rifle, Will, although wounded himself, vows to complete the railroad and bring his friend's murderer to justice. But he is hampered and his life threatened at every turn by a crooked syndicate led by a rival contractor...
Adult.
9781444840490 1444840495
Railroad engineers--Fiction.
Murder--Fiction.
Detective and mystery stories.
Large type books.
Treachery in the wilderness / Victor Rousseau. - Large print edition. - 376 pages (large print) ; 19 cm.
Joe Bostock and his chief engineer Will Carruthers are engaged on building a railway line in the wilds of Manitoba that will open up rich wheat lands for settlers - but the Big Muskeg swamp seems likely to ruin the construction scheme. When an unseen assailant treacherously picks Joe off with a rifle, Will, although wounded himself, vows to complete the railroad and bring his friend's murderer to justice. But he is hampered and his life threatened at every turn by a crooked syndicate led by a rival contractor...
Adult.
9781444840490 1444840495
Railroad engineers--Fiction.
Murder--Fiction.
Detective and mystery stories.
Large type books.