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Obelists En Route

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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...
Request Code : ZLIB.IO18449734
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Year:
2022
Publisher:
Penzler Publishers
Language:
English
ISBN 13:
9781613166192
ISBN:
9781613166215, 9781613166208, 9781613166192

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