Book description
A luxury train, stranded on a legendary viaduct in the Alps, with a murderer on board.The Bernina Express, 1938. As Europe holds its breath for the Munich Conference, a disparate group of passengers boards the legendary alpine train: a nervous English courier, a sharp Hungarian journalist, a formidable British aunt…
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1 author picked Murder on the Bernina Express as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
From the first chapter, I was drawn in by the descriptions and setting of 1938 in Europe, on the brink of World War II.
So many interesting and multifaceted characters! The mystery was also intriguing to me, and I found the puzzles and clues well-placed and engaging, keeping me guessing until the final reveal.
From David's list on David S. Pederson's favorite historical murder mysteries that will stump most readers.
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