The Spy: Isaac Bell #3

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Worst quality book! Full of fungus

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You can't beat Clive Cussler for an excellent far-fetched yarn! Somehow, I managed to miss this particular tale out while making my way through the Isaac Bell series. I have now rectified that error!This is a tale of multinational espionage as the world's great powers race to build bigger and better dreadnought battleships.Isaac Bell hot in pursuit of the guilty via the luxury trains of the railways of North America.As always, I couldn't put my Kindle down!If you enjoy Clive Cussler adventures, you'll enjoy this one too! 👌

The Isaac Bell stories are a little different to vintage Clive Cussler, maybe because the "and Justin Scott" on the cover probably means Cussler did not write them. That is no bad thing as, much as I have enjoyed many Cussler fictions, they have become a little tired. The Isaac Bell stories are all set around an emerging United States of America and the plots interwoven with commentary on developments in railways, roads, shipping and, indeed, air travel which makes the reads in interesting insight into rapidly changing times as well as decent fictional story lines.My only real criticism is that the development of the main character seems to have taken a step backwards part way through the series. Maybe the publisher should look at the time frame of the books and public a reading order as it clearly should not be in the order they were published.

The Issac Bell series is well written with many layers of material, seemingly un-related, coming together at the end. Unfortunately the usual Clive Cussler weak ending still applies, more input on this from the co author please. The bad guy sees the good guy and promptly gives up, just doesn't work. It is a shame to end it this way.

As the author of the novel  The Agnatum  and being a huge fan of Adventure Thrillers, The Spy is one of Clive Cussler's hugely entertaining reads; very addictive and hard to put down, with a plot that has twists to keep you wondering what's next. Clive Cussler is one of the most prolific writers around and it amazes me how he can keep churning out such great storylines and characters. Get it, read it and enjoy it. The Agnatum

Love the usual historical setting with the additional interest of European countries jockeying for position pre-WW1. With CC's customary intricate and surprising plot development and a cast of characters both familiar and new, once again Isaac Bell pursues a challenging adversary and his henchmen across the United States in another action-packed and gripping adventure. Isaac Bell devotees will not be disappointed!