An inexperienced police officer attempts to solve the murder of a man stabbed in his sleeping compartment.These short stories are best when read in sequence.

A gambler returning home met his fate to the surprise of his fellow passengers: the dental rep, the single mom, and the man dressed in black. No one could unravel the case except for the traveler Mr....

Everyone wanted to claim credit for the murder of a passenger who died in the train's dining car, everyone except for the real murderer. The final story and epilogue in this series, which are best when...

The family matron, Mrs. Levesque, carried a precious family heirloom intended to be handed down when her granddaughter marries, that is until it was . . . . . These short stories are best when read in...

Whether you sympathize with the victim or the murderer, each of these short stories has a crime that must be solved before the next stop on the northbound California train.  Read these stories separately...