As Layton moves through the opulent cars of First Class—where fresh strawberries are served on china and real beef is a daily luxury—he realizes the killer is only a symptom of a much deeper rot. He discovers that the "Eternal Engine" is being kept running by secrets far more dangerous than the cold outside.
His chance to change everything comes unexpectedly. A gruesome murder in Third Class forces the train’s elite to do the unthinkable: invite a Tailie forward. Melanie Cavill, the formidable Voice of the Train and Head of Hospitality, needs Layton’s detective skills to find a killer before the unrest spreads. As Layton moves through the opulent cars of
In the shadows of the Tail, Andre Layton spends his days rationing meager portions and plotting a revolution with his fellow "Tailies." They are the forgotten ones, the stowaways who fought their way onto the train during the freeze and have lived in squalor ever since. Layton, a former homicide detective, is a man haunted by the world that was, but he is driven by the desperate need for justice in the world that remains. A gruesome murder in Third Class forces the
The frozen world outside the Great Ark Train remains as lethal as ever, but inside the 1,003 cars of Snowpiercer, a different kind of coldness is taking hold. Years after the world became a frozen wasteland, the rigid class system—enforced by the mysterious Mr. Wilford—is beginning to fracture. Layton, a former homicide detective, is a man