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The Christmas Train

The Thrilling Yet Heart-warming Festive Tale from the Number One Bestselling Author

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The Christmas Train

By: David Baldacci
Narrated by: Tim Matheson
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'Baldacci is the master' – Jeffery Archer


In equal parts hilarious, poignant, suspenseful and thrilling, The Christmas Train is a delightful journey filled with memorable characters who have packed their bags with as much wisdom as mischief . . .

Disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon must get from Washington to LA in time for Christmas. Forced to take the train across the country because of a slight 'misunderstanding' at airport security, he begins a journey of self-discovery and rude awakenings, mysterious goings-on and thrilling adventures, screwball escapades and holiday magic.

He has no idea that the locomotives pulling him across America will actually take him into the rugged terrain of his own heart, where he will rediscover people's essential goodness and someone very special he believed he had lost.

Adapted for the screen as The Christmas Train, a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, starring Dermot Mulroney, Danny Glover, Joan Cusack and Kimberly Williams-Paisley.

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KILLER TWISTS. HEROES TO BELIEVE IN. TRUST BALDACCI.

‘One of the world’s thriller masters’ – Daily Mail

‘Baldacci is still peerless’ – Sunday Times

‘One of the all-time best thriller authors’ – Lisa Gardner, author of Find Her

‘Baldacci delivers, every time!’ – Lisa Scottoline, author of The Truth About the Devlins

‘A master storyteller’ – Associated Press

‘Baldacci cuts everyone’s grass – Grisham’s, Ludlum’s, even Patricia Cornwell’s – and more than gets away with it’ – People

* Baldacci's The 6.20 Man was an instant New York Times bestseller w/c 31/07/2024

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Expect this to stuff plenty of stockings on December 25; all aboard!
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A light funny enjoyable story about people. I’ve been on that train trip from Chicago to LA and the whole train is just as described. The attendants were a bit more fun in this story though. It made me laugh. Really worth reading. Predictable but I wanted it to be.

A lovely Christmas story.

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Nice little Christmas story, easy to listen too but a bit too predictable. enjoyable all the same

a bit of Christmas cheer

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