{"product_id":"obelists-en-route-paperback","title":"Obelists En Route - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eC. Daly King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOtto Penzler\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\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, \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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC. Daly King\u003c\/b\u003e (1895-1963) was an American psychologist and detective story writer. He was born in New York City and educated at Yale University. After fighting in World War I, he worked in textiles and in advertising before returning to school to study psychology, with a particular focus on sleep and consciousness. In the 1930s, King published nine books that quickly established him as a master of the Golden Age mystery, but ceased writing fiction with the advent of World War II. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOtto Penzler\u003c\/b\u003e, the creator of American Mystery Classics, is also the founder of The Mysterious Press (1975); MysteriousPress.com (2011), an electronic-book publishing company; and New York City's Mysterious Bookshop (1979). He has won a Raven, the Ellery Queen Award, two Edgars (for the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Mystery and Detection\u003c\/i\u003e, 1977, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lineup\u003c\/i\u003e, 2010), and lifetime achievement awards from NoirCon and \u003ci\u003eThe Strand Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He has edited more than 70 anthologies and written extensively about mystery fiction.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44806085574758,"sku":"9781613166192","price":23.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/0dmmIVAIz9781613166192.webp?v=1771440845","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/obelists-en-route-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}