Terry D. (tmdaviss) - , reviewed on 12/13/2015 + 72 more book reviews

Here is Book 4 in the Isaac Bell Series. The Van Dorn Detective Agency takes on an unusual job as a Protective Detail for a contestant in a cross country air race. Unusual, because the year is 1910, and the detective agency is usually solving crimes not protecting celebrities. But soon he will be dealing with murder, fraud, sabotage and much more.

Clive Cussler and Justin Scott have done a good job in taking us back to the turn of the last century where the people were a bit more naive, the English language used differently, and the struggles to move from place to place a difficult process. This time the authors let Bell "spread his wings" and buy his own monoplane.

The story itself is just a tad long and includes a large cast of ever-changing characters. However, the plot twists, while not complex, help to carry the reader through the entire race.

If you listen to the CD version you will enjoy Scott Brick as he attempts to distinguish a myriad of characters with accents ranging from the American south-west to French and even Russian. With 9 discs in the unabridged version, this is well appreciated.

I give this book 3 of 5 stars.

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