“Rousing…There’s plenty of excitement to be had in a world where massive, fire breathing trains fly along at speeds up to 120 mph…readers will find many thrills and much diabolical cleverness along the way.” This is high drama and an epic tale. Dazzling—on every level.” –Publishers Weekly
Meet Clive Cussler: Reading and signing
The Wrecker (Putnam, $27.95)
Sunday, November 22, 6pm
Books & Books, Coral Gables
FREE TICKETS are available for this event at all Books & Books locations, while supplies last. Limit 2 per person.
RECEPTION-BOOK-PRIORITY SEATING TICKETS: Meet Clive Cussler at a private reception prior to his event. The $40 package includes a copy of The Wrecker, a ticket to the private wine-and-hors d’oeuvres reception with Mr. Cussler and a reserved priority seat at his reading. Available at all Books & Books locations. Reception runs from 5:00-6:00pm.
In 2007’s The Chase, Clive Cussler, #1 New York Times-bestselling author and grand master of adventure, introduced an electrifying new hero, the tall, lean, no-nonsense detective Isaac Bell. Driven by his sense of justice, Bell travels through the West of 1906 pursuing thieves and killers…and sometimes even worse criminals. Now, Cussler, along with co-author Justin Scott, is back with the much anticipated sequel: the audacious new historical thriller, The Wrecker.
The Wrecker picks up in the year 1907, a year of financial panic and labor unrest. Train wrecks, fires, and explosions sabotage the Southern Pacific Railroad’s Cascades express line. In response to this, the desperate railroad company must hire the fabled Van Dorn Detective Agency. Van Dorn sends in his best man, Isaac Bell, who quickly discovers that a mysterious saboteur haunts the hobo jungles of the West. This saboteur is a man known as the Wrecker, who recruits accomplices from the down-and-out to attack the railroad, only to kill them afterward. The Wrecker traverses the vast spaces of the American West as if he had wings, striking wherever he pleases, causing untold damage and loss of human life. Who is he? What does he want? Is he an anarchist? A revolutionary determined to displace the “privileged few”? A criminal mastermind?
Filled with intricate plotting and dazzling set pieces, The Wrecker is one of Clive Cussler’s most entertaining thrillers.
About the Author
Clive Cussler is the author or coauthor of thirty-nine previous books, including twenty Dirk Pitt® adventures; eight NUMA® Files adventures; six Oregon Files books; and the historical thriller The Chase. His most recent New York Times–bestselling novels are Arctic Drift, Corsair, and Medusa. His nonfiction works include The Sea Hunters and The Sea Hunters II; these describe the true adventures of the real NUMA, which, led by Cussler, searches for lost ships of historic significance. With his crew of volunteers, Cussler has discovered more than sixty ships, including the long-lost Confederate submarine Hunley. He lives in Arizona.
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