On the Wrong Track, Steve Hockensmith
On the Wrong Track, Steve Hockensmith
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On the Wrong Track

Author: Steve Hockensmith

Narrator: William Dufris

Unabridged: 9 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/20/2007


Synopsis

Gustav "Old Red" Amlingmeyer is an old-fashioned kind of guy: He prefers a long trail ride even when a train ticket can get him where he's going in one-tenth the time. So when it's Old Red who insists on guarding the Pacific Express, despite a generations-old family distrust of the farm stealin', cattle-killin', money-grubbing' railroads, Big Red is flummoxed. But as usual, he'll follow his ornery brother just about anywhere.

Trapped on a thousand tons of steam-driven steel, Old Red and Big Red find themselves riding with a crafty gang of outlaws, a baggage car jam-packed with secrets, and a killer hidden among the colorful passengers. Filled with all the wit, flavor, humor, and suspense that made Holmes on the Range such a critical hit, On the Wrong Tack will have you rushing to the station!

About Steve Hockensmith

Steve Hockensmith writes a monthly column for Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and stories featuring Big Red and Old Red appear regularly in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. He is the author of Holmes on the Range, an Edgar Award finalist and the beginning of his highly successful Holmes on the Range mystery series. He lives in Petaluma, California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Glen

A great entry in a series that should be much better known. The Almingmeyer Brothers are trying to find work as detectives. By chance, they meet a drunken, but legendary railroad detective, who recommends them for a job with the Southern Pacific. The brothers hate the railroads, and Gustav gets railr......more

I really enjoyed this mystery story set in the late 1800s where two brothers are following the deducifying skills of Sherlock Holmes in their own lives. I love Gustav and Otto, and their sibling banter is awesome. I'm glad I found this book on kindle and look forward to reading other books in this s......more

Really good twist This book was a fun read . You were not sure what was going to develope, but you knew it was going to be good clean fun, even if there was a lot of death involved. The charecters were realistic and enjoyable. The plot was interesting and we'll hidden until the Mid book and then not......more