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    The Parlor Car
    The Parlor Car
    The Parlor Car
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    The Parlor Car

    By Hal Williams

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    In the dead of Winter 1934, massive amounts of mountain snow force Lakes and Western engineer Caleb McCamy to stop his train. It will be five hours before a railroad snowplow can reach his location. Conditions call for significant decisions, and he relies on Tim Marlow, the train's veteran conductor, to come up with appropriate solutions.

    Among the passengers, one is particularly upset. Oil man Stephen Coombs needs additional funding to enlarge his enterprise. Delay threatens his scheduled meeting with Chicago investors. Neither quantities of whiskey nor a captious wife improve his frame of mind.

    David Cline travels with his attractive socialite wife on a research trip to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He is considering branching out into commodities futures to supplement his substantial stock market holdings. She simply envisions more wealth coming her way.

    Anger and frustration afflict all of them. When a problem on a Pullman car forces another extended stop for repairs, the combination of long delays and tempers growing shorter leads to some unexpected and unfortunate events.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHal Williams
    Release dateJun 4, 2020
    ISBN9780463597194
    The Parlor Car
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    Hal Williams

    Native Texan and Vietnam veteran Hal Williams is the author of twenty four novels including foureen books of the "Persephone of the ATF" series. His writing style reflects his wealth of experiences ranging from rock-n-roll musician and racecar driver to working journalist and book manuscript editor. In addition to writing and still working around racecars, Hal enjoys playing bridge, target shooting, and collecting vintage revolvers. He lives in the Dallas area.

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