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In 1910, as the age of flight is just beginning, newspaper magnate Preston Whiteway offers a $50,000 prize for the first daring aviator to cross America in less than fifty days. One of the leading candidates is the courageous woman Josephine Frost. Her jealous husband—who has already murdered her lover—has a vendetta that also targets Whiteway. Isaac Bell, chief investigator for the Van Dorn Detective Agency, is called in to protect Frost and keep the dangerous men at bay. Bell’s battles with the ruthless Frost and his own history with him bring suspense, intrigue, and a high‑stakes race across the United States.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Clive Cussler
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