Synopses & Reviews
The new thriller in the #1 New York Timesand#150;bestselling Isaac Bell series from grand master of adventure Clive Cussler. and#160;
and#160;As Van Dorn private detective Isaac Bell strives to land a government contract to investigate John D. Rockefellerand#8217;s Standard Oil monopoly, the case takes a deadly turn. A sniper begins murdering opponents of Standard Oil, and soon the assassinand#151;shooting with extraordinary accuracy at seemingly impossible long rangeand#151;kills Belland#8217;s best witness, a brave and likable man. Then the shooterand#160;detonates a terrible explosion that sets the victimand#8217;s independent refinery ablaze.
Bell summons his best detectives to scour the site of the crime for evidence. Who is the assassin and for whom did he kill? But the murdersand#151;shootings, poisonings, staged accidentsand#151;have just begun as Bell tracks his phantom-like criminal adversary from the and#147;oil feverand#8221; regions of Kansas and Texas to Washington, D.C., to the tycoonsand#8217; enclave of New York, to Russiaand#8217;s war-torn Baku oil fields on the Caspian Sea, and back to America for a final, desperate confrontation. And this one will be the most explosive of all.
Review
Praise for THE ASSASSIN
and#8220;Another action-movie-paced entertainment from Cussler's historical-thriller series.and#8221; and#8212; Kirkus Reviews
Praise for THE BOOTLEGGER
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and#8220;The Isaac Bell series continues to tell compelling stories. Tidbits of history are sprinkled throughout the narrative, and itand#8217;s fun to filter out fictional characters and events from historical facts.and#8221;and#8212;Associated Press
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and#8220;Cussler and Scott have written another wonderful page-turner . . . This is historical action-adventure fiction at its rip-roaring best!and#8221;and#8212;Library Journal (starred review)
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and#8220;As always in this series, the novel is very exciting, with excellent pacing and some very well drawn characters. With his combination of mental and physical prowess, Isaac Bell could easily become a sort of superhero (imagine a blending of Sherlock Holmes and Doc Savage), but the authors do a nice job of keeping him from crossing that line. Another fine entry in a strong series. Cussler is a perennial A-lister, popularity-wise, and his Isaac Bell novels are the pick of his prodigious litter.and#8221;and#8212;Booklist
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and#8220;[A] laudable historical action novel.and#8221;and#8212;Publishers Weekly
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Praise for THE STRIKER
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and#8220;[Might] be the best yet in the series by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott . . . The history of the unions in early 20th-century America along with the hazardous working conditions of the coal mines would be fascinating reading. Add a James Bond style flair with sabotage and villainy and the end result is a great action thriller.and#8221;and#8212;Associated Press
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and#8220;Fans of the Isaac Bell series will note the same exciting storytelling and vivid early twentieth-century setting, but theyand#8217;ll also note something different: even though itand#8217;s set only four years earlier than the first Bell novel (2008and#8217;s The Chase), the book features a much different Isaac: younger, more impetuous, less calmly analytical . . . this origin story (every hero needs one) will give Belland#8217;s fans a fresh look at their favorite private investigator.and#8221;and#8212;Booklist
Synopsis
Detective Isaac Bell tracks a killer across the nation s oilfields in this #1New York Times bestselling historical adventure series.
As Van Dorn private detective Isaac Bell strives to land a government contract to investigate John D. Rockefeller s Standard Oil monopoly, the case takes a deadly turn. A sniper begins murdering opponents of Standard Oil, and soon the assassin shooting with extraordinary accuracy at seemingly impossible long range kills Bell s best witness. Then the shooterdetonates a terrible explosion that sets the victim s independent refinery ablaze.
Bell summons his best detectives to hunt down the mysterious killer. But the murders shootings, poisonings, staged accidents have just begun as Bell tracks his phantom-like criminal adversary from the oil fever regions of Kansas and Texas to Washington, D.C., to the tycoons enclave of New York, to Russia s war-torn Baku oil fields on the Caspian Sea, and back to America for a final, desperate confrontation. And this one will be the most explosive of all.
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About the Author
Clive Cussler is the author of many New York Times bestsellers, most recently The Thief, The Storm, and The Tombs. He lives in Arizona. Justin Scott 's novels include The Shipkiller and Normandie Triangle; the Ben Abbott detective series; and modern sea thrillers published under his pen name, Paul Garrison. He is the coauthor with Clive Cussler of four previous Isaac Bell novels. He lives in Connecticut.