C. Daly King

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,...

Obelists At Sea by C. Daly King is a forgotten Golden Age classic—a puzzling murder mystery set aboard a luxury transatlantic liner, making it the perfect holiday read. A forgotten Golden Age classic, set aboard a luxury transatlantic cruise liner—the perfect holiday read! 'Unusually puzzling ... highly enthralling' - New York Times The lights go off aboard the luxury transatlantic...

A cross-country train journey where everyone is a suspect. An investigator with a love of puzzles. A Golden Age classic, perfect for summer. First published in 1937, a Golden Age classic murder mystery set on a cross-country train. Obelists En Route is a highly ingenious, entertaining and unusual tale - Daily Herald. The luxurious Transcontinental Express, a locomotive journeying coast-to-coast...

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,...

The smoking room on a transatlantic cruise ship is bound to be a hotbed of activity, but it's less common for it to be the site of a murder. Yet, when the lights flicker aboard the luxury Meganaut, making its way from New York to Paris, this is precisely what happens. In the darkness, a gunshot rings out, and when...

The smoking room on a transatlantic cruise ship is bound to be a hotbed of activity, but it's less common for it to be the site of a murder. Yet, when the lights flicker aboard the luxury Meganaut, making its way from New York to Paris, this is precisely what happens. In the darkness, a gunshot rings out, and when...