About the book
Detective Isaac Bell travels the early-twentieth-century American railways, driven by a sense of justice and a determination to stop a new mastermind reigning terror on a crucial express line in this #1 New York Times-bestselling series.
A year of financial panic and labor unrest, 1907 sees train wrecks, fires, and explosions sabotage the Southern Pacific Railroad’s Cascades express line. Desperate for help the railroad hires the fabled Van Dorn Detective Agency. Van Dorn’s best man, Isaac Bell, quickly discovers a mysterious saboteur haunting the hobo jungles of the West. Known only as the Wrecker, he recruits vulnerable accomplices from the down-and-out to attack the railroad, and then kills them afterward. The Wrecker traverses the vast spaces of the American West as if he had wings, striking wherever he pleases, causing untold damage and loss of human life. Who is he? What does he want? Is he a striker? An anarchist? A revolutionary determined to displace the “privileged few”? A criminal mastermind engineering some as yet unexplained scheme?
Whoever he is, whatever his motives, the Wrecker knows how to create maximum havoc, and Bell senses that he is far from done—that, in fact, the Wrecker is building up to a grand act unlike anything he has committed before. If Bell doesn’t stop him in time, more than a railroad could be at risk—it could be the future of the entire country.
Editions of The Wrecker
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780399155994
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780425237700
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101151488
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781101154137
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781101154144
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781101192887
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781101976647
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780307577726
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780307577719
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780142429716
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780143144878
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780143144885
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Detective Isaac Bell travels the early-twentieth-century American railways, driven by a sense of justice and a determination to stop a new mastermind reigning terror on a crucial express line in this #1 New York Times-bestselling series.
A year of financial panic and labor unrest, 1907 sees train wrecks, fires, and explosions sabotage the Southern Pacific Railroad’s Cascades express line. Desperate for help the railroad hires the fabled Van Dorn Detective Agency. Van Dorn’s best man, Isaac Bell, quickly discovers a mysterious saboteur haunting the hobo jungles of the West. Known only as the Wrecker, he recruits vulnerable accomplices from the down-and-out to attack the railroad, and then kills them afterward. The Wrecker traverses the vast spaces of the American West as if he had wings, striking wherever he pleases, causing untold damage and loss of human life. Who is he? What does he want? Is he a striker? An anarchist? A revolutionary determined to displace the “privileged few”? A criminal mastermind engineering some as yet unexplained scheme?
Whoever he is, whatever his motives, the Wrecker knows how to create maximum havoc, and Bell senses that he is far from done—that, in fact, the Wrecker is building up to a grand act unlike anything he has committed before. If Bell doesn’t stop him in time, more than a railroad could be at risk—it could be the future of the entire country.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Wrecker about?
Detective Isaac Bell travels the early-twentieth-century American railways, driven by a sense of justice and a determination to stop a new mastermind reigning terror on a crucial express line in this #1 New York Times-bestselling series.
A year of financial panic and labor unrest, 1907 sees train wrecks, fires, and explosions sabotage the Southern Pacific Railroad’s Cascades express line. Desperate for help the railroad hires the fabled Van Dorn Detective Agency. Van Dorn’s best man, Isaac Bell, quickly discovers a mysterious saboteur haunting the hobo jungles of the West. Known only as the Wrecker, he recruits vulnerable accomplices from the down-and-out to attack the railroad, and then kills them afterward. The Wrecker traverses the vast spaces of the American West as if he had wings, striking wherever he pleases, causing untold damage and loss of human life. Who is he? What does he want? Is he a striker? An anarchist? A revolutionary determined to displace the “privileged few”? A criminal mastermind engineering some as yet unexplained scheme?
Whoever he is, whatever his motives, the Wrecker knows how to create maximum havoc, and Bell senses that he is far from done—that, in fact, the Wrecker is building up to a grand act unlike anything he has committed before. If Bell doesn’t stop him in time, more than a railroad could be at risk—it could be the future of the entire country.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Wrecker?
Fiction > Adventure / action fiction
Where can I read a sample of The Wrecker?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780399155994
Is The Wrecker part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series An Isaac Bell Adventure
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Wrecker?
Clive Cussler, Justin Scott
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Wrecker is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780399155994) and paperback(ISBN 9780425237700) and ebook(ISBN 9781101151488) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781101154137) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781101154144) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781101192887) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781101976647) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780307577726) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780307577719) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780142429716) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780143144878) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780143144885)
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