The Spy

1908, and American engineering geniuses are being killed off one by one . . . When a brilliant battleship gun designer commits suicide, his disbelieving family turn to the legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency. Quickly on the case, Isaac Bell establishes that the clues point not to suicide, but murder. So when further deaths connected to a top-secret project follow, Bell realizes that this is sabotage. With the world plunging towards war, it's clear a spy is at large. But which of the many foreign agents he has encountered is responsible? Or is there a more sinister explanation? In a blistering story featuring dreadnaught battleships and railroads, criminal gangs and beautiful women, The Spy is a breathtaking thriller that just happens to have at stake the fate of the world . . . 'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail 'The guy I read' Tom Clancy Visit clivecussler.com.au for more Sign up to the Cussler Down Under e-newsletter