About the book
Detective Isaac Bell tracks a killer across the nation’s oilfields in this adventure in the #1 New York Times–bestselling historical series.
As Van Dorn private detective Isaac Bell strives to land a government contract to investigate John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil monopoly, the case takes a deadly turn. A sniper begins murdering opponents of Standard Oil, and soon the assassin—shooting with extraordinary accuracy at seemingly impossible long range—kills Bell’s best witness. Then the shooter detonates a terrible explosion that sets the victim’s independent refinery ablaze.
Bell summons his best detectives to hunt down the mysterious killer. But the murders—shootings, poisonings, staged accidents—have just begun as Bell tracks his phantom-like criminal adversary from the “oil fever” regions of Kansas and Texas to Washington, D.C., to the tycoons’ enclave of New York, to Russia’s war-torn Baku oil fields on the Caspian Sea, and back to America for a final, desperate confrontation. And this one will be the most explosive of all.
Editions of The Assassin
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780399171758
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780425280171
- EBook
- ISBN 9780698169678
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780698189508
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781101887936
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9781611763713
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780735209404
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9781101887929
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Detective Isaac Bell tracks a killer across the nation’s oilfields in this adventure in the #1 New York Times–bestselling historical series.
As Van Dorn private detective Isaac Bell strives to land a government contract to investigate John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil monopoly, the case takes a deadly turn. A sniper begins murdering opponents of Standard Oil, and soon the assassin—shooting with extraordinary accuracy at seemingly impossible long range—kills Bell’s best witness. Then the shooter detonates a terrible explosion that sets the victim’s independent refinery ablaze.
Bell summons his best detectives to hunt down the mysterious killer. But the murders—shootings, poisonings, staged accidents—have just begun as Bell tracks his phantom-like criminal adversary from the “oil fever” regions of Kansas and Texas to Washington, D.C., to the tycoons’ enclave of New York, to Russia’s war-torn Baku oil fields on the Caspian Sea, and back to America for a final, desperate confrontation. And this one will be the most explosive of all.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Assassin about?
Detective Isaac Bell tracks a killer across the nation’s oilfields in this adventure in the #1 New York Times–bestselling historical series.
As Van Dorn private detective Isaac Bell strives to land a government contract to investigate John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil monopoly, the case takes a deadly turn. A sniper begins murdering opponents of Standard Oil, and soon the assassin—shooting with extraordinary accuracy at seemingly impossible long range—kills Bell’s best witness. Then the shooter detonates a terrible explosion that sets the victim’s independent refinery ablaze.
Bell summons his best detectives to hunt down the mysterious killer. But the murders—shootings, poisonings, staged accidents—have just begun as Bell tracks his phantom-like criminal adversary from the “oil fever” regions of Kansas and Texas to Washington, D.C., to the tycoons’ enclave of New York, to Russia’s war-torn Baku oil fields on the Caspian Sea, and back to America for a final, desperate confrontation. And this one will be the most explosive of all.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Assassin?
Fiction > Adventure / action fiction
Where can I read a sample of The Assassin?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780399171758
Is The Assassin 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 Assassin?
Clive Cussler, Justin Scott
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Assassin is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780399171758) and paperback(ISBN 9780425280171) and ebook(ISBN 9780698169678) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780698189508) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781101887936) and audiodisc(ISBN 9781611763713) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780735209404) and audiodisc(ISBN 9781101887929)
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