The Race
Book - 2012
Bell has never encountered a case- and an enemy- quite like the one before him now, though. It is 1910, the age of flying machines is still in its infancy, and newspaper publisher Preston Whiteway is offering $50,000 for the first daring aviator to cross America in less than fifty days. He is even sponsoring one of the prime candidates- an intrepid aviatrix named Josephine Frost- and that's where Bell, chief investigator for the Van Dorn Detective Agency, comes in. Frost's violent-tempered husband has just killed her lover and tried to kill her, and he is bound to try again. Bell has tangled with Harry Frost before, and knows the man has made his millions leading gangs of thieves, murderers, and thugs in every city across the country. He also knows Frost won't be after just his wife, but after Whiteway as well. And Bell knows that if he takes the case, Frost will be after him, too.--From front book jacket.
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Publisher:
New York : Berkley Books, c2012.
Edition:
Berkley premium ed.
ISBN:
9780425250440
042525044X
042525044X
Characteristics:
434 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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amyhollister
Mar 22, 2012
amyhollister thinks this title is suitable for between the ages of 7 and 22
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Add a CommentTheir version of Spacex with prize money.
Sigh. Won't be long history repeats itself & spacecraft get armed.
Still it was a rip-roaring story & hero did a gallant act.
rechecked 4-16-2013
This was just a little boring for me, the story was a bit dull.
I enjoy the history in these novels how ever I must confess I skim over the parts where Bell puts on his Superman cape & does the impossible! I enjoyed learning about the early aero planes in this novel.
The Race --- by Clive Cussler with Justin Scott. There’s a reason they call a novel like this a thriller. It,s because the action comes fast and furious. The year is 1910 and there’s a continent-spanning airplane race to be won. Sabotage, murder, plane crashes and dastardly criminals all figure in the story. And most importantly there’s Josephine, the aviatrix who is America’s odds-on favorite to win and Isaac Bell, detective par-excellence who is charged keeping her safe and sound. Like all of Cussler’s novels this one too virtually reads itself. Amusing, entertaining and, oh yes, thrilling.
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Bell's crash course literally
This is the fourth book of this series...and I really enjoyed it. The historical themes are fascinating! I recommend reading them in the order in which they were written. It helps with the character development.
BORING
I disagree with previous comment. It did have lots of terms but C.C. Made it easy to understand so everybody understands them. It had lots of adventure as usual for C.C. Great plot nd learned lots about flying.