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by Clive Cussler (Author)

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Paperback: 470 pages
Publisher: Imprint unknown (Oct 1 2009)
ISBN-10: 0718154681
ISBN-13: 978-0718154684
Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.2 x 3.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 640 g

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Diabolical Villain Hits at the Unprotected Flanks of a Vulnerable House of Cards, Dec 4 2009

By	Professor Donald Mitchell "Jesus Makes Me a P... (Boston) - See all my reviews (#1 REVIEWER)

This review is from: The Wrecker (Hardcover)

So it was, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, "It is the king of Israel!" Therefore they surrounded him to attack; but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him, and God diverted them from him. -- 2 Chronicles 18:31

If you liked The Chase, you will probably like The Wrecker even better. They story has an even more diabolical and daring villain, and the plot is deliciously complex and rewarding to unravel. If you haven't read The Chase, read it first. You'll like The Wrecker better if you do.

It's 1907, the year after the great San Francisco earthquake (nicely featured in The Chase), and Isaac Bell has been charged with protecting the far-flung operations of the Southern Pacific Railroad, which is taking a desperate gamble to finish a new line through the mountains before winter and itchy financiers set in. The Wrecker moves at will and strikes everywhere, both planned and unplanned, to pull out the foundation under the railroad at a time when it is terribly exposed. On behalf of the Van Dorn Detective Agency and an army of railroad police, Bell is facing a losing battle. The Wrecker need only go where Bell and the detectives aren't, and he can do lots of damage . . . especially when he recruits allies among the disaffected, anarchists, disgruntled union men, and those who hire out to the highest bidder.

Clive Cussler and Justin Scott do an admirable job of setting up dangerous situations for Bell to defuse, each one more challenging than the last. The tension builds and builds, making the thriller aspect work quite well.

There's only one flaw in the ointment: Bell seems to be monumentally obtuse in not identifying who The Wrecker is. As a result, the story doesn't work quite as well as it might.

You'll have fun anyway. Enjoy!

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