{"product_id":"obelists-en-route-by-c-daly-king-9781613166192","title":"Obelists En Route","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHopelessly rare in first edition and never before published in the United States, \u003cem\u003eObelists En Route\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597367263468,"sku":"9781613166192","price":46.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2d3dbcafa075f928570f040cfad05de6.jpg?v=1777959272","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/obelists-en-route-by-c-daly-king-9781613166192","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}