Synopsis Clive Cussler's private detective Isaac Bell returns in this bracing, racing historical thriller. It's 1907 and across America the railroad connects the remote parts of the country, allowing for unprecedented mobility and economic growth. So when the system of trains and rails suffers a series of suspicious attacks, they bring in the best-of-the-best to put a stop to this. The wide ranging attacks all lead back to an individual known as "The Wrecker": it seems he cajoles destitute individuals to carry out his plans and then brutally kills them afterward. And as Bell investigates this madman, it becomes frighteningly clear that The Wrecker has even more horrific plans for his ultimate act of destruction.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2009-11-17 |
| Size | | Length: | 470 pages | | Height: | 9.0 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 24.8 oz |
Publisher's Note Investigating a series of attacks on the Southern Pacific Railroad's Cascades express lines, Detective Bell learns of the existence of an elusive saboteur who recruits and murders his own accomplices while engineering schemes of maximum havoc. 250,000 first printing.
Industry Reviews "[R]ousing....[R]eaders will find many thrills and much diabolical cleverness along the way." (09/14/2009)
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