Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch 18681933 was a Church of England clergyman and author He is best known for his detective stories featuring Thorpe Hazell the first amateur railway detective whom the author intended to be as far from Sherlock Holmes as possible Another Whitechurchs character was the spy Captain Ivan Koravitch His stories were admired for their immaculate plotting and factual accuracy Whitechurch was one of the first writers to submit his manuscripts to Scotland Yard for vetting as to police procedure Table of Contents Novels The Canon in Residence Downland Echoes Murder at the Pageant Short Stories Thrilling Stories of the Railway Peter Cranes Cigars The Tragedy on the London and MidNorthern The Affair of the Corridor Express Sir Gilbert Murrells Picture How the Bank Was Saved The Affair of the German DispatchBox How the Bishop Kept His Appointment The Adventure of the Pilot Engine The Stolen Necklace The Mystery of the Boat Express How the Express Was Saved A Case of Signaling Winning the Race The Strikers The Ruse That Succeeded Other Railway Stories A Perilous Ride The Slip Coach Mystery In the Rockhurst Tunnel The Convicts Revenge A Warning in Red A Jump for Freedom Special Working Instructions Pierre Cournets Last Run Between Two Fires The Triumph of Seth P Tucker A Policy of Silence In a Tight Fix The Romance of the Southern Queen