Opis
Originally released in 1937, this quintessential murder mystery from the Golden Age unfolds aboard a cross-country train. The Daily Herald praised it as "a highly ingenious, entertaining and unusual tale." The opulent Transcontinental Express, a symbol of 1930s innovation and elegance, offers passengers the ultimate travel experience from coast to coast across the United States, complete with dining, drinking, dancing, and even a swimming pool car. Amidst this luxury, a banker is discovered dead, just a day into the journey, signaling the presence of a murderer on board. As suspicions rise among the passengers, only the astute Dr. Pons, with his keen intellect and love for unraveling seemingly impossible puzzles, can hope to solve the mystery. Despite each new clue revealing more bewildering possibilities, he perseveres. Booklist describes the solution as "ingenious" with a "satisfyingly complex solution to both crimes," while Kirkus notes its "extravagantly brainy, gloriously dated" charm.