This is Volume XVI of thirty-eight in the General Psychology series. First published in 1932 this study explores the fact that consciousness is not merely an accidental by-product of human life but rather constitutes the chief goal of living.

This is Volume XVI of thirty-eight in the General Psychology series. First published in 1932 this study explores the fact that consciousness is not merely an accidental by-product of human life but rather constitutes the chief goal of living.

This is Volume XVI of thirty-eight in the General Psychology series. First published in 1932 this study explores the fact that consciousness is not merely an accidental by-product of human life but rather constitutes the chief goal of living.

This is Volume XVI of thirty-eight in the General Psychology series. First published in 1932 this study explores the fact that consciousness is not merely an accidental by-product of human life but rather constitutes the chief goal of living.

First published in 1937, a Golden Age classic murder mystery set on a cross-country train.‘A highly ingenious, entertaining and unusual tale’ – Daily HeraldThe luxurious Transcontinental Express, a locomotive journeying coast-to-coast across the United States, is the height of 1930s technology and sophistication. Alongside carriages for dining, drinking and dancing, there’s even a swimming pool car. And it’s there, just one day into the journey, that the corpse of a banker is found.With a killer on the train, the passengers soon begin to turn on one another. It's up to the clever Dr Pons – with his sharp wit and knack for impossible puzzles – to get to the bottom of the case, even as every new piece of evidence seems to suggest more perplexing possibilities.‘Ingenious . . . A satisfyingly complex solution to both crimes’ – Booklist ‘Extravagantly brainy, gloriously dated’ – Kirkus

A forgotten Golden Age classic, set aboard a luxury transatlantic cruise liner – the perfect holiday read!‘Unusually puzzling … highly enthralling’ – New York TimesThe lights go off aboard the luxury transatlantic cruise liner, Meganaut, as it makes its way from New York to Paris. In the darkness, a gunshot rings out. And when the light is restored, a man is found dead in the smoking room.But the situation becomes more complicated when the passengers realise that the deceased had apparently ingested cyanide just seconds before being shot.There are four psychiatrists aboard and they convince the captain to let them take a stab at solving the crime. Will their knowledge of the human psyche be a help or a hindrance? And can they figure out the puzzle’s solution before the killer strikes again?‘Ingenious . . . a delightful Golden Age return’ – Booklist

First published in 1937, a Golden Age classic murder mystery set on a cross-country train.‘A highly ingenious, entertaining and unusual tale’ – Daily HeraldThe luxurious Transcontinental Express, a locomotive journeying coast-to-coast across the United States, is the height of 1930s technology and sophistication. Alongside carriages for dining, drinking and dancing, there’s even a swimming pool car. And it’s there, just one day into the journey, that the corpse of a banker is found.With a killer on the train, the passengers soon begin to turn on one another. It's up to the clever Dr Pons – with his sharp wit and knack for impossible puzzles – to get to the bottom of the case, even as every new piece of evidence seems to suggest more perplexing possibilities.‘Ingenious . . . A satisfyingly complex solution to both crimes’ – Booklist ‘Extravagantly brainy, gloriously dated’ – Kirkus

A forgotten Golden Age classic, set aboard a luxury transatlantic cruise liner – the perfect holiday read!‘Unusually puzzling … highly enthralling’ – New York TimesThe lights go off aboard the luxury transatlantic cruise liner, Meganaut, as it makes its way from New York to Paris. In the darkness, a gunshot rings out. And when the light is restored, a man is found dead in the smoking room.But the situation becomes more complicated when the passengers realise that the deceased had apparently ingested cyanide just seconds before being shot.There are four psychiatrists aboard and they convince the captain to let them take a stab at solving the crime. Will their knowledge of the human psyche be a help or a hindrance? And can they figure out the puzzle’s solution before the killer strikes again?‘Ingenious . . . a delightful Golden Age return’ – Booklist

This is Volume XVI of thirty-eight in the General Psychology series. First published in 1932 this study explores the fact that consciousness is not merely an accidental by-product of human life but rather constitutes the chief goal of living.

This is Volume XVI of thirty-eight in the General Psychology series. First published in 1932 this study explores the fact that consciousness is not merely an accidental by-product of human life but rather constitutes the chief goal of living.

This is Volume XVI of thirty-eight in the General Psychology series. First published in 1932 this study explores the fact that consciousness is not merely an accidental by-product of human life but rather constitutes the chief goal of living.

This is Volume XVI of thirty-eight in the General Psychology series. First published in 1932 this study explores the fact that consciousness is not merely an accidental by-product of human life but rather constitutes the chief goal of living.

First published in 1937, a Golden Age classic murder mystery set on a cross-country train.‘A highly ingenious, entertaining and unusual tale’ – Daily HeraldThe luxurious Transcontinental Express, a locomotive journeying coast-to-coast across the United States, is the height of 1930s technology and sophistication. Alongside carriages for dining, drinking and dancing, there’s even a swimming pool car. And it’s there, just one day into the journey, that the corpse of a banker is found.With a killer on the train, the passengers soon begin to turn on one another. It's up to the clever Dr Pons – with his sharp wit and knack for impossible puzzles – to get to the bottom of the case, even as every new piece of evidence seems to suggest more perplexing possibilities.‘Ingenious . . . A satisfyingly complex solution to both crimes’ – Booklist ‘Extravagantly brainy, gloriously dated’ – Kirkus

A forgotten Golden Age classic, set aboard a luxury transatlantic cruise liner – the perfect holiday read!‘Unusually puzzling … highly enthralling’ – New York TimesThe lights go off aboard the luxury transatlantic cruise liner, Meganaut, as it makes its way from New York to Paris. In the darkness, a gunshot rings out. And when the light is restored, a man is found dead in the smoking room.But the situation becomes more complicated when the passengers realise that the deceased had apparently ingested cyanide just seconds before being shot.There are four psychiatrists aboard and they convince the captain to let them take a stab at solving the crime. Will their knowledge of the human psyche be a help or a hindrance? And can they figure out the puzzle’s solution before the killer strikes again?‘Ingenious . . . a delightful Golden Age return’ – Booklist

First published in 1937, a Golden Age classic murder mystery set on a cross-country train.‘A highly ingenious, entertaining and unusual tale’ – Daily HeraldThe luxurious Transcontinental Express, a locomotive journeying coast-to-coast across the United States, is the height of 1930s technology and sophistication. Alongside carriages for dining, drinking and dancing, there’s even a swimming pool car. And it’s there, just one day into the journey, that the corpse of a banker is found.With a killer on the train, the passengers soon begin to turn on one another. It's up to the clever Dr Pons – with his sharp wit and knack for impossible puzzles – to get to the bottom of the case, even as every new piece of evidence seems to suggest more perplexing possibilities.‘Ingenious . . . A satisfyingly complex solution to both crimes’ – Booklist ‘Extravagantly brainy, gloriously dated’ – Kirkus

A forgotten Golden Age classic, set aboard a luxury transatlantic cruise liner – the perfect holiday read!‘Unusually puzzling … highly enthralling’ – New York TimesThe lights go off aboard the luxury transatlantic cruise liner, Meganaut, as it makes its way from New York to Paris. In the darkness, a gunshot rings out. And when the light is restored, a man is found dead in the smoking room.But the situation becomes more complicated when the passengers realise that the deceased had apparently ingested cyanide just seconds before being shot.There are four psychiatrists aboard and they convince the captain to let them take a stab at solving the crime. Will their knowledge of the human psyche be a help or a hindrance? And can they figure out the puzzle’s solution before the killer strikes again?‘Ingenious . . . a delightful Golden Age return’ – Booklist