- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Doubleday Books (Sep 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 038548609X
- ISBN-13: 978-0385486095
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,719,490 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In the fifth of Dianne Day's acclaimed mysteries, the intrepid Fremont's first joint sleuthing adventure with her partner, Michael, has explosive consequences that almost prove fatal for them both.
Fremont Jones and her "partner in love and work," Michael Archer, have been hired to look into a series of petty vandalisms plaguing the Southern Pacific Railroad. They are riding a train incognito when it is blown to smithereens just east of Salt Lake City. Michael, luckily, suffers only a broken collarbone, but Fremont simply disappears.
Holding stubbornly to the belief that she is still alive, Michael sets out to find her. Meanwhile, Fremont, with a serious head injury and two broken legs, has been spirited away from the site of the explosion by a dark and imperious rescuer--Melancthon Pratt, a devout and dictatorial Mormon who already claims five wives and is bent on making Fremont his sixth. Awakening in Pratt's remote cabin, confused and completely dependent on her captor, Fremont can only concentrate on devising a mode of escape.
How she manages to get away--and how Michael is finally reunited with his partner (while being pursued not only by a former rival in the world of international espionage, but also by his and Fremont's would-be killer)--creates the basis for a fascinating two-pronged suspense tale told from alternating points of view.
Death Train to Boston proves once more Dianne Day's ever-growing versatility and storytelling gifts.
Fremont Jones and her "partner in love and work," Michael Archer, have been hired to look into a series of petty vandalisms plaguing the Southern Pacific Railroad. They are riding a train incognito when it is blown to smithereens just east of Salt Lake City. Michael, luckily, suffers only a broken collarbone, but Fremont simply disappears.
Holding stubbornly to the belief that she is still alive, Michael sets out to find her. Meanwhile, Fremont, with a serious head injury and two broken legs, has been spirited away from the site of the explosion by a dark and imperious rescuer--Melancthon Pratt, a devout and dictatorial Mormon who already claims five wives and is bent on making Fremont his sixth. Awakening in Pratt's remote cabin, confused and completely dependent on her captor, Fremont can only concentrate on devising a mode of escape.
How she manages to get away--and how Michael is finally reunited with his partner (while being pursued not only by a former rival in the world of international espionage, but also by his and Fremont's would-be killer)--creates the basis for a fascinating two-pronged suspense tale told from alternating points of view.
Death Train to Boston proves once more Dianne Day's ever-growing versatility and storytelling gifts.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
After suffering several minor nuisances, the Southern Pacific Railroad hires the J&K Agency to uncover the identity of the vandals before they hurt a passenger or crew member. J&K Agency partners Fremont Jones and Michael "Archer" Kossoff catch the Chicago-bound train in San Francisco. On the train, the lovers pretend to meet for the first on the train and to flirt with one another. However, the vandals devastate the plan when they blow up a railroad bridge east of Salt Lake City that derails the train, killing many and severely injuring numerous other people. Michael suffers a broken collar bone and the shock that Fremont has vanished without a trace.
Melancthon Pratt rescues Fremont, who suffers a severe head trauma and two broken legs. However, the pious Mormon also abducts his patient because he decides she will become wife number six. As Fremont tries to figure out how to escape, Michael desperately searches for her even as Melancthon plans their wedding.
DEATH TRAIN TO BOSTON is a refreshing Fremont Jones historical mystery that will send readers searching for the previous best selling novels. The story line is interesting as the chapters alternate between what is happening to Fremont and Michael's frantic quest to find her. A lesser talent than the delightful Dianne Day would leave readers totally confused, but the awesome author turns the book into two rotating subplots that cleverly tie back into a fabulous story. Though already the fifth story in this series, Fremont and Michael retain their originality. The secondary players, especially Melancthon and his spouses provide readers with a feel for the era. Fans of historical mystery will want to catch this entertaining tale.
Harriet Klausner
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Not Quite as Good as the Previous Fremont Jones Mysteries
9 July 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I have read all of the books in the Fremont Jones series. I was a little disappointed in "Death Train to Boston", mostly due to the change in writing style. Without giving too much away, Fremont is injured in a train wreck at the onset of the book ~ this results in her character being very passive throughout the story. I prefer the previous novels where Fremont has a more active role. Also, the book constantly flips back and forth from Fremont to Michael, which keeps you reading but can be frustrating. Just when something interesting is about to happen, the action flips to the other character. The good side of this, however, is that the reader gets to see more into Michael's feelings for Fremont.
Overall a very good book, and definitely worth reading. It's just not up to speed with the previous novels in the series.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
A worthy continuation in an interesting series.
29 Oct 1999
Format:Hardcover
One of the things that makes the Fremont Jones mysteries so interesting is that the characters are constantly evolving. Another is that the locations often change as well; thus, we're spared the routine similarities between novels in other series. In this, the fifth installment, Fremont and her partner/lover Michael are seperated by an explosion on board a train, while on a case. Fremont is kidnapped by a menacing Mormon intent on making her the sixth of his wives. With both legs broken by the explosion, she must resort to her wiles and powers of persuasion to escape from his clutches. We are back in Study In Scarlet country here. Meanwhile, Michael Kassoff searches desperately for Fremont, while simultaneously eluding an old enemy, and trying to determine who is so deter- mined to kill them that he'd blow up an entire train. Also, he must put up with the wiles of Fremont's friend, Meiling, who has her undergone a few changes of her own. Great fun, as are all the Fremont Jones myste- ries. This is a worthy continuation in an inter- esting series.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
For die-hard Fremont fans only.
29 May 2000
Format:Hardcover
This book is a western, not a mystery. It tries to be a mystery, but it relies too heavily on events that happened earlier in the series. In other words, if you haven't read the rest of the series, you have no chance to solve this one and probably won't care enough to try.
Fremont's captivity is disturbing and dull, and I am not interested enough in the supporting characters to enjoy an entire book with them at center stage. Everyone seems to act out of character in this book, and it doesn't help that none of them are quite in step with the time period either. How could it have taken so long for women to get the vote with so many bold adventuresses on the loose?
I loved the first two books in this series, but was disappointed in the last one and EXTREMELY disappointed in this one. Dianne Day may have only one chance left with this reader.
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