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On the Wrong Track (Hardcover)

by Steve Hockensmith (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Minotaur Books,US (30 Mar 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0312347812
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312347819
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.7 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,378,052 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Murder on the Wild West Express!, 7 Jun 2007
By A. P. Mason - See all my reviews
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Steve Hockensmith returns with his second crime adventure featuring his, "Deducifyin' Cowboys," Old Red and Big Red Amlingmeyer and I for one could not be happier. Once again Hockensmith has given us a twisting, adventurous, thoroughly entertaining murder mystery that pays homage to the great adventures of Sherlock Holmes but which is never afraid to have fun with the conventions of those tales.
This time he decides to take the brothers out of their familiar territory of the open range and deposits them in a stand-by of many notable mysteries over the decades, a moving train. It's a setting that adds a new element to the story for the detectives, unfamiliar ground (and in the case of Old Red, the fact that is is MOVING ground adds yet another element, nausea!). Whereas in their previous adventure ("Holmes on the Range") they were in their element, the actual plains of the, "Wild West," here they are thrust into totally new, and not completely welcome surroundings both for them and certain of their fellow passengers, which adds even more depth to the story. Not only do they have to solve a murder but they must also deal with their own predjudices towards the railroad (which is destroying the farmers they themselves once were) as well as the predjudices of others towards them. After all, who wants to listen to a couple of scruffy cowboys playing at being detectives? Not to mention fiendish plots, mysterious travellers, an escaped snake, several attempts on their lives, a well past his glory days living legend AND a desperate gang of train robbers!
Once again we're led through it all by the wry, extremely humourous voice of Big Red, dropping in some witty asides, along with his brother, amidst the trail of clues and deductions, all leading to a truly exciting and rousing climax. The brothers relationship is what holds them, and the book, together and it is that added depth that makes the scenes wherein they discuss their reasons for being in a place neither of them feels comfortable resonate far more than you would expect in a book containing this many jokes regarding bodily functions (they ARE cowboys after all!).
It is a brilliant read, well paced, unafraid to mix in real emotional depth (though not too much to get in the way of the adventure), with old characters given new depth and new characters leaping off the page. Once again I cannot wait for the Amlingmeyer brothers to return and, "deducify," once again.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Cowboy Detectives Take to the Rails, 5 Dec 2007
By Mark Baker (Santa Clarita, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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Brothers Old Red and Big Red have had no luck getting jobs at ranches. With their funds running low, they take advantage of the recommendation from dime novel legend Burl Lockhart and join the Pacific Express as detectives. For Old Red, this represents the pursuit of a dream and a chance to become like his hero, Sherlock Holmes. For Big Red, this represents something of a puzzle since their family has hated the railroad for years.

The two men are hardly on board the train before Old Red develops a horrid case of motion sickness. But the real challenge begins when they see the head of the baggage boy roll out from under the train. Clearly, this is no accident. Things only get more confusing when they experience the strangest holdup of all time. What is really happening on board this train?

I enjoyed the first in the series, so I was looking forward to spending more time with these two brothers. And they didn't disappoint. Even though they are on a train, we are only introduced to a handful of passengers, making the suspect pool limited. The ones we do get to know are interesting characters, so interesting in fact, that I had a hard time figuring out what role everyone was playing in the drama unfolding. And the climax was one wild ride. I was glad I was able to read it in one sitting.

My only complaint with the novel is the language. Unfortunately, there's quite a bit of four letter words added to the dialogue. Whether it is "realistic" for the 1890's or not I don't care. It still bothered me.

If you can put that aside, this is a fun mystery that will keep you guessing as it transports you back to another time.
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