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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “I've adored Clive Cussler's Isaac Bell series of books since "The Wrecker". Set in the 1920's, this sort of steampunk-ish series are great adventure reads. "The Race" is a nice quick rock-em sock-em read specially for those who are aviation history buffs.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “All in all, I got bored with it about a third of the way in and simply set it aside. My respect for Cussler and Scott as authors isn't diminished in the slightest, but I just don't care for this series.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Great adventure story and another good one in the Isaac Bell series. It's not quite Dirk Pitt or Numa files, but exciting nonetheless.
Michael Mahoney wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Detective Isaac Bell returns, in the remarkable new adventure from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author.
It is 1910, the age of flying machines is still in its infancy, and newspaper publisher Preston Whiteway is offering $50,000 for the first daring aviator to cross America in less than fifty days. He is even sponsoring one of the prime candidates-an intrepid woman named Josephine Frost-and that's where Bell, chief investigator for the Van Dorn Detective Agency, comes in.
Frost's violent-tempered husband has just killed her lover and tried to kill her, and he is bound to make another attempt. Bell has tangled with Harry Frost before; he knows that the man has made his millions leading gangs of thieves, murderers, and thugs in every city across the country. He also knows that Frost won't be only after his wife, but after Whiteway as well. And if Bell takes the case . . . Frost will be after him, too.”
“Enjoyed this new series very much. Great historical era mystery/adventure.”
Kyle L wrote this review Tuesday, April 16, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“All in all, I got bored with it about a third of the way in and simply set it aside. My respect for Cussler and Scott as authors isn't diminished in the slightest, but I just don't care for this series.”
Carol wrote this review Tuesday, March 26, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great turn of the century adventure story about flying machines.”
Emme W wrote this review Monday, March 4, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I'm a Cussler fan. Loads of action, fast-paced, historical accuracy, great characters, etc. Easy to read, real page turners!”
CL Gregoire wrote this review Tuesday, February 19, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Another good Isaac Bell book. Great character and story.”
Robert wrote this review Tuesday, February 5, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“At first I thought this was going to be more straightforward than the previous novels in the series, but was rewarded by sticking with it. Although the protagonists were quite obvious there were a number of surprising twists and turns to enjoy. A very good read.”
Alan Marston wrote this review Wednesday, January 23, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Couldn't get past first few chapters. Olden-time thugs.”
rimna wrote this review Saturday, December 22, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“great read, tangled plot, easy to read in one sitting (page turner)”
Dave H wrote this review Tuesday, June 5, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
