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Charismatic, handsome, and fiercely loyal, Isaac Bell is a no-nonsense private detective at the Von Dorn Detective Agency. Travelling all over early 20th century America in pursuit of justice for his clients, chasing down a steam train in a sports automobile is all in a day's work for Bell. And while he's on the trail of thieves, killers, and sometimes much worse, he'll have to use his every last wit to stay ahead of those he seeks, and to stay alive. . .

Isaac Bell #12

The Saboteurs

As head of the US National Underwater and Maritime Agency's Special Assignment's Team, Kurt Austin is no stranger to danger - above or below the waves. Kurt's global assignments often bring him head to head with dastardly attempts to use the world's resources for evil, but he's never failed a mission yet.

Numa Files #18

Fast Ice

From the outside, The Oregon is a rustling hunk of junk. But beneath the ships decaying exterior lurks a state-of-the-art vessel equipped with a uniquely effective array of weaponry. It's manned by the charismatic Juan Cabrillo, chair of the US government sponsored organisation 'The Corporation'. Aided by his crew of mercenaries, Cabrillo takes the Oregon on missions that the law can't handle, dealing justice to villains who threaten chaos on a global scale.

Marauder

Numa Files #17

Journey of the Pharaohs

Sam and Remi Fargo are a husband and wife team on a quest. Treasure hunters, they travel the world looking for ancient artefacts and exotic bounty. They're in it for the history and the mystery, but others are not so honourable, and the Fargo's often find themselves caught up in ancient riddles, desperate to solve the puzzle before the bad guys get there first.

Wrath of Poseidon

Isaac Bell #11

The Titanic Secret

'The best one yet'

Final Option

Fargo #11

The Oracle

Clive Cussler's most well-known and best-loved hero, Dirk Pitt is quick-witted, cool under pressure and uniquely resourceful. It's these character traits (and a thirst for adventure in service of his country) that make him the perfect man to head up NUMA, the US National Underwater and Maritime Agency. With his right-hand man Al Giordino always at his side, Dirk's NUMA expeditions have seen him face down mad villains, global terror threats, and attempts at world domination.

Dirk Pitt #25

Celtic Empire

NUMA Files #16

Sea of Greed

Oregon Files #13

Shadow Tyrants

Fargo Adventures #10

The Grey Ghost

NUMA Files #15

The Rising Sea

Oregon Files #12

Typhoon Fury

Fargo Adventures #9

The Romanov Ransom

NUMA Files #14

Nighthawk

Isaac Bell #10

The Cutthroat

Fargo Adventures #8

Pirate

Oregon Files #11

The Emperor's Revenge

Fargo Adventures #7

The Solomon Curse

Isaac Bell #8

The Assassin

Isaac Bell #7

The Bootlegger

Isaac Bell #6

The Striker

Isaac Bell #5

The Thief

Isaac Bell #4

The Race

Isaac Bell #3

The Spy

Isaac Bell #1

The Chase

Isaac Bell #2

The Wrecker

The Gangster

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The ninth book in the action-packed series featuring Isaac Bell, from Sunday Times bestseller Clive Cussler 
Crime, corruption and murder in the back alleys of New York . . . a vicious organisation is terrorising the city and only one man can stop them

Just about the best storyteller in the business

Isaac Bell #9

It is 1906 and in New York City the Italian crime group known as the Black Hand is on a menacing 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 imitator mobs emerging, other criminals using the Black Hand name to further terrorise the city. 
 
But then the murders begin, each one of a man more powerful than the last. Bell knows that copycat or not he's facing a lethal organisation, and to his dismay their ultimate target may be the most powerful man of all.

Join Private Detective Isaac Bell as he navigates the seedy back alleys of New York, in the ninth book in the action-packed series from Sunday Times bestseller Clive Cussler. 
 
Crime, corruption and murder. . . a vicious organisation is terrorising the city and only one man can stop them. 
 
THE PERPETRATORS 
 
It is 1906 and in New York City the Italian crime group known as the Black Hand is on a menacing spree: kidnapping, extortion, arson. 
 
THE INVESTIGATOR 
 
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 imitator mobs emerging, other criminals using the Black Hand name to further terrorise the city. 
 
WHERE WILL IT LEAD? 
 
But then the murders begin, each one of a man more powerful than the last. Bell knows that copycat or not he's facing a lethal organisation, and to his dismay their ultimate target may be the most powerful man of all. 
 
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The Black Hand Strikes 
1906, New York City. Italian gangsters calling themselves the Black Hand terrorize citizens in a menacing spree of kidnapping, extortion and arson. 
 
Who dares stop them? 
Detective Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Agency is hired to form a special 'Black Hand Squad' - but with each gangster caught a new one appears on the street. Are these new recruits or other criminals imitating the Black Hand? Where are these men coming from? 
 
Murder is just the beginning . . . 
Then the killings start. Each victim is a man more powerful than the last. Bell is convinced that he's facing a murderous organization hell bent on bringing the city to its knees. 
 
But that's before he discovers their ultimate target - the most powerful man in the country: the President of the United States . . . 
 
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Clive Cussler (Author) Clive Cussler was the author and co-author of a great number of international bestsellers, including the famous Dirk Pitt® adventures, such as Celtic Empire; the NUMA® Files adventures, most recently Fast Ice; the Oregon Files, such as Marauder; the Isaac Bell historical thrillers, which began with The Chase; and the recent Fargo Adventures, which lastly included Wrath of Poseidon. Cussler died in 2020. Justin Scott (Author) Justin Scott is the author of twenty-six novels, including The Shipkiller and Normandie Triangle, the Ben Abbot detective series, and five modern sea thrillers under his pen name Paul Garrison. He currently co-writes the Isaac Bell series with Clive Cussler. He lives in Connecticut.

The Gangster

Isaac Bell #9

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The ninth book in the action-packed series **featuring Isaac Bell, from Sunday Times bestseller Clive Cussler
Crime, corruption and murder in the back alleys of New York . . . a vicious organisation is terrorising the city and only one man can stop them**

Cussler is hard to beat

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The Adventure King

Nobody does it better... nobody!

Just about the best storyteller in the business

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About the series

The ninth book in the action-packed series featuring Isaac Bell, from Sunday Times bestseller Clive Cussler Crime, corruption and murder in the back alleys of New York . . . a vicious organisation is terrorising the city and only one man can stop them

About Clive Cussler

The ninth book in the action-packed series **featuring Isaac Bell, from Sunday Times bestseller Clive Cussler
Crime, corruption and murder in the back alleys of New York . . . a vicious organisation is terrorising the city and only one man can stop them**