Thriller

Una oleada de explosiones, incendios y asesinatos sacude la compañía Southern Pacific y pone en riesgo su ambicioso proyecto, crear una red ferroviaria moderna que llegue con rapidez al Oeste de Estados Unidos. Detrás de estas acciones se encuentra el Saboteador, un peligroso hombre sin escrúpulos que no duda en degollar salvajemente a todo el que se cruza a su paso.
Desesperado y al borde de la ruina, el presidente de la compañía contrata los servicios del único detective capaz de enfrentarse a este malhechor, el inigualable Isaac Bell.

Very good book continuing on the Isaac Bell series in a different era of the railroads... Isaac never gives up.... the picture on the cover is not a true representation of what happened in the book... ( )

he story line is smart with plenty of action and suspense for all Cussler fans. Bell is further developed as the old fashioned hero, chivalrous, fearless, with a passion for detail (aka Sherlock Holmes). His relationship with his fiance, Marion Morgan, is a delight to read, they being besotted in their affection for each other. I don't like this series as well as all the others but it is an okay read. ( )

I enjoyed this book a lot, as I have most Clive Cussler books I have read. I should read a lot more from him. A couple things irritated me. One: dates. It seemed a lot of days go by as people travel from one end of the country to another and also plan/scheme/try to figure out what is going on. However, when an actual date is given, it seems like it is too close to the previous date given. Two: the identity of the wrecker. It seemed to be revealed, but the way the book was written didn't change. Three: The wrecker was a super smart villain, who had everything planned. However, the book felt like a series of unrelated action scenes (very well done.) I wished it was more tightly written. Still a nice book. ( )