Summer 1914. A murder investigation leads Detective Isaac Bell into the heart of a sinister conspiracy against America's newly launched Federal Reserve. While President Woodrow Wilson celebrates aboard his yacht, Bell spots a low-flying plane threatening the nation's leaders. His quick action prevents an assassination - but this attack is only the beginning of a far deadlier plot. Bell soon uncovers a web of double-crosses involving a master thief, an assassin's accomplice, and the most audacious heist in America's history: a billion-dollar robbery from the country's most secure banking system.
As Bell races against ruthless enemies, the fate of the U. S. economy - and the nation itself - hangs in the balance. Every step closer to the truth puts him deeper in danger. A gripping, high-stakes historical thriller from Clive Cussler's acclaimed Isaac Bell series.--Praise for Clive Cussler:'The Adventure King' Sunday Express'Just about the best in the business' New York Post'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail
Summer 1914. A murder investigation leads Detective Isaac Bell into the heart of a sinister conspiracy against America's newly launched Federal Reserve. While President Woodrow Wilson celebrates aboard his yacht, Bell spots a low-flying plane threatening the nation's leaders. His quick action prevents an assassination - but this attack is only the beginning of a far deadlier plot. Bell soon uncovers a web of double-crosses involving a master thief, an assassin's accomplice, and the most audacious heist in America's history: a billion-dollar robbery from the country's most secure banking system.
As Bell races against ruthless enemies, the fate of the U. S. economy - and the nation itself - hangs in the balance. Every step closer to the truth puts him deeper in danger. A gripping, high-stakes historical thriller from Clive Cussler's acclaimed Isaac Bell series.--Praise for Clive Cussler:'The Adventure King' Sunday Express'Just about the best in the business' New York Post'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail