{"product_id":"obelists-en-route-book-c-daly-king-9781613166208","title":"Obelists En Route","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe discovery of a corpse turns a cross-country train journey into a closed-circle hunt for a killer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hopelessly rare in first edition and never before published in the United States, \u003ci\u003eObelists en Route\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliantly complex Golden Age mystery from one of the greatest American authors of the period. Besides its intriguing whodunit plot, the book's period detail and locomotive setting make it a welcome rediscovery today.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51372697714961,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51372697878801,"sku":"NIN9781613166208","price":25.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1613166206.jpg?v=1770372113","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/obelists-en-route-book-c-daly-king-9781613166208","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}