Synopses & Reviews
For decades, Clive Cussler has been delighting readers with novels filled with suspense, action, and sheer audacity. Now he does it again, in one of the wildest, most entertaining historical thrillers in years. April 1950: The rusting hulk of a steam locomotive rises from the deep waters of a Montana lake. Inside is all that remains of three men who died forty-four years before. But it is not the engine or its grisly contents that interest the people watching nearby. It is what is about to come next . . . 1906: For two years, the western states of America have been suffering an extraordinary crime spree: a string of bank robberies by a single man who cold-bloodedly murders any and all witnesses and then vanishes without a trace. Fed up by the depredations of the Butcher Bandit, the U.S. government brings in the best man they can find-a tall, lean, no-nonsense detective named Isaac Bell, who has caught thieves and killers coast to coast. But Bell has never had a challenge like this one. From Arizona to Colorado to the streets of San Francisco during its calamitous earthquake and fire, he pursues what is quickly becoming clear to him is the sharpest criminal mind he has ever encountered, and the woman who seems to hold the key to the bandit's identity. Using science, deduction, and intuition, Bell repeatedly draws near only to grasp at thin air, but at least he knows his pursuit is having an effect. Because his quarry is getting angry now, and has turned the chase back on him. The hunter has become the hunted. And soon it will take all of Isaac Bell's skills not merely to prevail . . . but to survive. Filled with intricate plotting, dazzling signature set pieces, and not one but twoextraordinary villains, this is the work of a master writing at the height of his powers.
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“Bell just keeps getting more interesting. Cussler is turning out some of his best work.” —
Booklist
“Clive the Incredible.”—Kirkus Reviews
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“James Bond style flair with sabotage and villainy…a great action thriller.”—The Associated Press
“This origin story (every hero needs one) will give Bells fans a fresh look at their favorite private investigator.”—Booklist
“The action flows swiftly, and the authors do a good job depicting the work conditions and the class warfare of the time.”—Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
The first adventure featuring turn-of-the-century detective Isaac Bell follows the determined private investigator as he pursues a blood-thirsty bank robber and perhaps one of the world s first sociopaths in the launch of this #1 New York Times-bestselling series.
In 1950, the rusting hulk of a steam locomotive rises from the deep waters of a Montana lake. And with it, the bloody deeds of a criminal mastermind from the turn of the twentieth century are brought to the surface.
In 1906, the western states of America suffer a string of bank robberies by a single man who then cold-bloodedly murders any and all witnesses, and vanishes without a trace. Fed up by the depredations of The Butcher Bandit, the U.S. government brings in the best man it can find a tall, lean, no-nonsense detective named Isaac Bell, who has caught thieves and killers from coast to coast.
But Bell has never had a challenge like this one. From Arizona to Colorado to the streets of San Francisco during its calamitous earthquake and fire, he pursues a fiend who seems to draw pleasure from the challenge and a woman who may to hold the key to the man s identity. As Bell begins to suspect a new term used among top psychologists, sociopath, may describe his target, the Butcher Bandit turns the chase around on him. The hunter becomes the hunted. And soon, it will take all of Bell s skills not merely to prevail . . . but to survive.
Filled with intricate plotting, Cussler s signature dazzling set pieces, and not one but two extraordinary villains, The Chase is the master working at the height of his powers."
Synopsis
Turn-of-the-century detective Isaac Bell pursues a blood-thirsty bank robber and perhaps one of the world s first sociopaths in the first novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series.
In 1906, the western states of America suffer a string of bank robberies by a single man who then cold-bloodedly murders any and all witnesses, and vanishes without a trace. Fed up by the depredations of The Butcher Bandit, the U.S. government brings in the best man it can find: a tall, lean, no-nonsense detective named Isaac Bell, who has caught thieves and killers from coast to coast.
But Bell has never had a challenge like this one. From Arizona to Colorado to the streets of San Francisco during its calamitous earthquake and fire, he pursues a fiend who seems to draw pleasure from the challenge and a woman who may to hold the key to the man s identity. As Bell begins to suspect a new term used among top psychologists, sociopath, may describe his target, the Butcher Bandit turns the chase around on him. The hunter becomes the hunted. And soon, it will take all of Bell s skills not merely to prevail . . . but to survive.
Filled with intricate plotting, Cussler s signature dazzling set pieces, and not one but two extraordinary villains, The Chase is the master working at the height of his powers."
Synopsis
Clive cussler is back with a stand-alone novel that ?cranks up a head of steam and some high speed thrills.?(Publishers Weekly) A no- nonsense detective is on the trail of the sharpest and deadliest criminal mind he has ever encountered: a serial robber who murders any and all witnesses in cold-blood.
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In this stand-alone novel by the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author of the Dirk Pitt adventures, a no-nonsense detective is on the trail of the sharpest and deadliest criminal mind he has ever encountered: a serial robber who murders any and all witnesses. Available in a tall Premium Edition.
Synopsis
An invention that could change the world… A ruthless agent that could destroy it…
Only Isaac Bell can save it.
On the ocean liner Mauretania, two European scientists with a groundbreaking new invention are rescued from abduction by the Van Dorn Detective Agency’s intrepid chief investigator, Isaac Bell. Unfortunately, they are not so lucky when one of the thugs attacks a second time. What are the scientists holding that is so precious? Something that will revolutionize business and world culture—and perhaps something more.
For war clouds are looming, and a ruthless espionage agent has spotted an opportunity to give the German Empire an edge in the coming conflict. It’s up to Isaac Bell to figure out who he is, what he’s up to, and stop him.
But Bell may already be too late.
Synopsis
An invention that could change the world… A ruthless agent that could destroy it…
Only Isaac Bell can save it.
On the ocean liner Mauretania, two European scientists with a groundbreaking new invention are rescued from abduction by the Van Dorn Detective Agency’s intrepid chief investigator, Isaac Bell. Unfortunately, they are not so lucky when one of the thugs attacks a second time. What are the scientists holding that is so precious? Something that will revolutionize business and world culture—and perhaps something more.
For war clouds are looming, and a ruthless espionage agent has spotted an opportunity to give the German Empire an edge in the coming conflict. It’s up to Isaac Bell to figure out who he is, what he’s up to, and stop him.
But Bell may already be too late.
Synopsis
Detective Isaac Bell returns in a remarkable new adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling series.
It is 1902, and a bright, inexperienced young man named Isaac Bell, only two years out of his apprenticeship at the Van Dorn Detective Agency, has an urgent message for his boss. Hired to hunt for radical unionist saboteurs in the coal mines, he is witness to a terrible accident that makes him think something else is going on
that provocateurs are at work and bigger stakes are in play.
Little does he know just how big they are.
Given exactly one week to prove his case, Bell quickly finds himself pitted against two of the most ruthless opponents he has ever knownmen of staggering ambition and cold-bloodedness who are not about to let some wet-behind-the-ears detective stand in their way.
About the Author
Clive Cussler is the Grand Master of Adventure, and author or coauthor of more than forty previous books, including twenty-one Dirk Pitt® novels, most recently Crescent
Dawn; nine NUMA® Files adventures, most recently
Devil’s Gate; eight Oregon Files books, most recently
The Jungle; the Isaac Bell historical thrillers, most recently
The Thief; three Fargo adventures, most recently
The Kingdom; and young adult novels, most recently,
The Adventures of Hotsy Totsy. His nonfiction works include
Built for Adventure, The Sea Hunters , and
The Sea Hunters II; the latter two describe the true adventures of the real NUMA®, which, led by Cussler, searches for ships of historic significance. With his crew of volunteers, Cussler has discovered more than sixty ships, including the long-lost Confederate submarine Hunley. He lives in Arizona.
Justin Scott's twenty-four novels include The Shipkiller and Normandie Triangle; the Ben Abbott detective series; and five modern sea thrillers published under his pen name Paul Garrison.