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Set amid the turbulence of Prohibition, the novel follows Private Investigator Isaac Bell as he pursues a ruthless gang of Bolshevik assassins and saboteurs. After his longtime friend, Joseph Van Dorn, is shot and nearly killed during a high‑speed chase of a rum‑running vessel, Bell vows to hunt down the criminal network. The investigation takes a deadly turn when a witness to Van Dorn’s shooting is executed in a method reminiscent of Russian secret police tactics, revealing that the conspirators are intent on overthrowing the United States government.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Clive Cussler
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