Isaac Bell is back in this thrilling new novel from the #1 New York Timesbestselling grand master of adventure Clive CussliiIer.
It is 1906, and in New York City, the Italian crime group known as the Black Hand is on a spree: kidnapping, extortion, arson. Detective Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Agency is hired to form a special "Black Hand Squad," but the gangsters appear to be everywhere--so much so that Bell begins to wonder if there are imitators, criminals using the name for the terror effect. And then the murders begin, each one of a man more powerful than the last, and as Bell discovers, to his dismay, the ultimate target may be the most powerful man of all. "
This is maybe only the second book I've read by Clive Cussler and it was really a good read fast moving, didn't want to put it down, detailed with history rolling through it and fun as the gangsters and detectives all outwit each other and the current President.
It is 1906, and in New York City, the Italian crime group known as the Black Hand is on a spree: kidnapping, extortion, arson. Detective Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Agency is hired to form a special "Black Hand Squad," but the gangsters appear to be everywhere--so much so that Bell begins to wonder if there are imitators, criminals using the name for the terror effect. And then the murders begin, each one of a man more powerful than the last, and as Bell discovers, to his dismay, the ultimate target may be the most powerful man of all. "
This is maybe only the second book I've read by Clive Cussler and it was really a good read fast moving, didn't want to put it down, detailed with history rolling through it and fun as the gangsters and detectives all outwit each other and the current President.
It was a good read. Keep you on edge all the way thru.
