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1908, Washington. Quando il geniale progettista Arthur Langner muore tragicamente nella fabbrica di cannoni della marina, lasciando un biglietto d’addio, nessuno dubita che si tratti di suicidio. Soltanto la splendida figlia Dorothy si rifiuta di crederci, e chiede alla celebre agenzia investigativa Van Dorn di metterle a disposizione il suo agente migliore. Elegante come un lord, amato dalle donne più in vista di New York e temuto dai peggiori gangsters dei sobborghi, Isaac Bell, però, ha già un caso tra le mani: sta indagando sui «Frye Boys», una banda di spietati rapinatori di banche che sta seminando il panico in tutto lo stato. Ma non appena anche il più grande esperto di puntamento e l’inventore di un nuovo acciaio resistente ai siluri muoiono in circostanze misteriose, l’investigatore Bell intuisce che Dorothy aveva ragione: una spia sta cercando di sabotare la corsa agli armamenti degli Stati Uniti. Chi è? E che cosa sta cercando di fare? Tra party eleganti sullo Hudson e inseguimenti notturni nelle fumerie d’oppio di Chinatown, Clive Cussler ci regala un nuovo, adrenalinico capitolo della saga del detective Isaac Bell. Prezzo lancio 13, 90 fino al 24 aprile
- ISBN: 8830441317
- Casa Editrice: Longanesi
- Pagine: 432
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Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Detective Agency was put on the case of an apparent suicide by the daughter of a gun designer. She was positive her father wouldn’t have committed suicide and when more highly important people died, Isaac could see there was a conspiracy to rid America of its top people in Leggi tutto
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Definitely not the best from Mr. Cussler.
The Isaac Bell series is sort fun, but the author gets bogged down running this early 20th century private detective back and forth across the country on trains. While I love trains, at times the description of the first class dining car menus and the gambling entertainment becomes monotonous and te Leggi tutto
Espionage in Old New York In the late 1800s a New York gangster nicknamed Eyes O’Shay, running from trouble, jumps on board a ship and is rescued by an old wealthy jeweler and brought to Germany as a son and apprentice to learn the gem trade. Years later in 1908, he arrives back to the Gangs of New Y Leggi tutto
While I liked the story, I was not crazy about the narration of this book. Mr. Brick just sounds like he is so bored with it all. This one is an Isaac Bell book. Bell is a private detective for the "Van Dorn" agency, he is also the only son of a major banker, so he never has to worry about money - a Leggi tutto
I really liked this one, probably because there wasn't nearly as much train stuff as in the previous two books.
Lots of twists & turns in this story! Though I'd listened to it before, I'd forgotten many of the details, so it was as if I was listening to this for the first time.
Gotta love Saturdays for many reasons. One of them is the opportunity to read a novel like this at the beach or by the pool. The Spy is the third installment in the Isaac Bell saga. Clive Cussler has another winning series here. The period piece is an excellent summer read. The other titles in the s Leggi tutto
Cussler or whoever he's renting his name out to, ala James Patterson, has several series going. One is about Isaac Bell, a private detective in very early 20th century America. In this novel, Bell faces down a spy who is working on sabotaging America's Navy, as the world comes closer and closer to w Leggi tutto
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