On the Wrong Track - Hardcover

Hockensmith, Steve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312347812 ISBN 13: 9780312347819

Publisher: Minotaur Books,US, 2007

Synopsis

Gustav "Old Red" Amlingmeyer is an old-fashioned kind of guy: he prefers a long trail even when a train ticket can get him where he's going in one-tenth the time. His brother Big Red, on the other hand, wouldn't mind climbing down from his horse and onto a train once in a while if it'll give his saddle-sore rear end a rest. So when it's Old red who insists they sign on to guard the Pacific Express, despite a generations-old Amlingmeyer family distrust of the farm-stealin', cattle-killin', money-grubbin' railroads, Big Red is flummoxed. But as usual, he'll follow his ornery brother just about anywhere. So, it is that Big Red and Old Red find themselves trapped on a thousand tons of steam-driven steel, summiting the Sierras en route to San Francisco with a crafty gang of outlaws somewhere around the next bend, a baggage car jam-packed with deadly secrets, and a killer hidden somewhere amongst the colourful passengers. All of the wit, flavour, humour, and suspense that made "Holmes On The Range" one of the most dynamic mystery debuts in recent memory are evident in Steve Hockensmith's wonderful second novel.

About this title

About the Author:

Steve Hockensmith is an entertainment journalist who writes for "The Hollywood Reporter, The Chicago Tribune, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Newsday, Total Movie," and was the editor in chief of "Cinescape" Magazine. He also writes a monthly column for "Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine" called Reel Crime, and his stories appear a few times a year in "Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine." He is the author of the critically acclaimed "Holmes on the Range, On the Wrong Track" and "The Black Dove" featuring Old and Big Red.

About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books,US
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0312347812
• ISBN 13: 9780312347819
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304