Terry D. (tmdaviss) - , reviewed on 12/21/2015 + 72 more book reviews

Here is Book 4 in the Isaac Bell series. The Van Dorn Detective Agency takes on an unusual job as a Protective Detail for a contestant in a cross country air race. Unusual, because the year is 1910, and the detective agency is usually solving crimes not protecting celebrities. But soon he will be dealing with murder, fraud, sabotage and much more.

Clive Cussler and Justin Scott have done a good job in taking us back to the turn of the last century where the people were a bit more naive, the English language used differently, and the struggles to move from place to place a difficult process. This time the authors let Bell "spread his wings" and buy his own monoplane.

The story itself is just a tad long and includes a large cast of ever-changing characters. However, the plot twists, while not complex, help to carry the reader through the entire race.

While the CD version allowed you to enjoy the many voices of Scott Brick, the book instead offers a number of nice illustrations by Roland Dahlquist as you enter new sections of the book.

Overall, I give this book 3 of 5 stars.

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