Davan Caplan: The Strange Incident of Edgar Cotton Series

Davan Caplan expects his work as a train ticket checker to be simple: check tickets, help passengers, keep Car 12 organized, and make sure the ride from San Francisco to Seattle stays on schedule.

Then reality television star Edgar Cotton vanishes.

What begins as a missing passenger report quickly turns into a strange and chaotic mystery involving celebrity secrets, gambling debts, suspicious passengers, police investigations, and one reckless escape after another. As the train is forced into an unscheduled detour in Bend, Oregon, Davan finds himself caught in the middle of a situation far bigger than a routine shift.

Edgar’s girlfriend, Lynda Buffay, wants answers. Koki Washio has his own hidden reason for watching Edgar. Eric Peters suspects the celebrity is not as innocent as he seems. Monika Berger wants to believe people can still make mistakes and be forgiven. William Shongo, a Congolese soccer player on vacation, only wants the trip to return to normal. Meanwhile, Jenny Suk and Conductor Adam Castillo work alongside Davan to keep the train under control as the mystery spreads from car to car.

From locked restrooms and hidden compartments to snowy rooftops, Bend cafés, barroom favors, crop duster escapes, and private celebrity connections, Davan Caplan witnesses how one famous passenger can disrupt an entire journey.

Davan Caplan: The Strange Incident of Edgar Cotton is a mystery-adventure series about trust, fame, consequences, and the strange things that can happen when a train ride refuses to stay ordinary.