Obelists En Route

The discovery of a corpse turns a cross-country train journey into a closed-circle hunt for a killer. The magnificent Transcontinental Express, showcasing the cutting edge of mid-1930s luxury train travel, is making its first trip from New York to San Francisco. For its record-breaking maiden voyage-coast to coast in three days with no passenger stops-the express carries only invited guests, among them renowned businessmen, physicians, psychologists, and even a high-ranking member of the NYPD. Among refined staterooms, an elegant dining car, and a ''recreation room'' for bridge, ping-pong, and dancing, the vehicle''s most lauded feature is the swimming pool car-which is precisely where the waterlogged corpse of a prominent banker is discovered just one day into the journey. Uncertain of the cause of death and fearing negative publicity, the conductor drives on for the West Coast, charging a select group of passengers, including the sharp-witted Dr. Pons, with the task of uncovering what has occurred-even as every new piece of evidence seems to suggest more perplexing possibilities.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: C Daly King, King C. Daly
• Mitarbeit: Otto Penzler (Einführung)
• Verlag: Penguin Books Uk
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheint: 11.06.2026
• EAN: 9781804999479
• ISBN: 978-1-80499-947-9
• Seiten: 384
• Abmessung: 127 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Spannung; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Classics, Classic crime, United States of America, USA, c 1930 to c 1939, Historical crime and mysteries, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Trains and railways: general interest, Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages, FICTION / Travel & Vacation, Literature of the United States of America (USA)