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"For fans of Piranesi and The Midnight Library, a stunning historical fantasy novel set on a grand express train, about a group of passengers on a dangerous journey across a magical landscape It is said there is a price that every passenger must pay. A price beyond the cost of a ticket. There is only one way to travel across the Wastelands: on the Trans-Siberian Express, a train as famous for its luxury as for its danger. The train is never short...

"One train. No stops. A deadly game of survival and revenge."-- Provided by publisher. In 1942, six people destroyed Anna Matheson's family. Twelve years later, she's ready for retribution. Under false pretenses, Anna has lured those responsible for her family's downfall onto a luxury train from Philadelphia to Chicago, an overnight journey of fourteen hours. Her goal? Confront the people who've wronged her, get them to confess their crimes, and...

"Based on an 1895 disaster that went down in history when it was captured in a series of surreal, extraordinary photographs, The Paris Express is a propulsive novel set on a train packed with a fascinating cast of characters who hail from as close as Brittany and as far as Russia, Ireland, Algeria, Pennsylvania, and Cambodia. Members of parliament hurry back to Paris to vote; a medical student suspects a girl may be dying; a secretary tries to convince...

Introduces trains, including their parts and the work they do.

"This Train races us through America's heartland, carrying secrets. There is treasure in the cargo car, along with an invisible puppeteer. There is a coder named Nora, Mugzy, the yippy dog, and Ross, the too-curious poet. On board, it's a countdown to murder. On this train there is a silver madman, a targeted banker, and crises of conscience. This train harbors the "perfect" couple's conspiracies, the chaos of being a teenager, and parenthood alongside...

"On a stormy September night in 1923 a sleek, modern passenger train departed from Burlington's Casper, Wyoming depot enroute to Denver, Colorado. Less than an hour into the journey disaster strikes. The bridge over the normally dry streambed of Cole Creek is washed away by a sudden flood. The train with 70 passengers and crew crashes into the raging stream in what would become Wyoming's worst passenger rail disaster. Discover the stories of the individuals...

"Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired chief constable Alan Nesbitt, are leaving England behind to attend a wedding on Vancouver Island, Canada. Opting for the scenic route, the pair board the Empire Builder sleeper train from Chicago to Seattle. But the journey takes a terrifying turn when Dorothy witnesses a person falling from the train. The body of a man is quickly found on the route, and Dorothy feels compelled to investigate. Who was he? Was...

"A signalman is found dead by a railway tunnel. A man identifies his wife as a victim of murder on the underground. Two passengers mysteriously disappear between stations, leaving behind a dead body. Trains have been a favourite setting of many crime writers, providing the mobile equivalent of the 'locked-room' scenario. Their enclosed carriages with a limited number of suspects lend themselves to seemingly impossible crimes. In an era of cancellations...

On an icy cold Christmas Eve not so long ago, Marlon McDoogle sat waiting for his Grandpa Angus to arrive. Grandpa Angus had promised that on his one-dozenth Christmas, Marlon would be getting a present that he'd never forget. Marlon held high hopes that he knew what it would be, but the present he received turned out to be a greater gift than he could ever have imagined. --from back cover A magical Christmas adventure about a young boy finding his...