The Race

An Isaac Bell Adventure, Book 4

By: Clive Cussler, Justin Scott

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's summary

Detective Isaac Bell returns, in the remarkable new adventure from the number-one New York Times best-selling author.

It is 1910, the age of flying machines is still in its infancy, and newspaper publisher Preston Whiteway is offering $50,000 for the first daring aviator to cross America in less than 50 days. He is even sponsoring one of the prime candidates - an intrepid woman named Josephine Frost - and that's where Bell, chief investigator for the Van Dorn Detective Agency, comes in.

Frost's violent-tempered husband has just killed her lover and tried to kill her, and he is bound to make another attempt. Bell has tangled with Harry Frost before; he knows that the man has made his millions leading gangs of thieves, murderers, and thugs in every city across the country. He also knows that Frost won't be only after his wife, but after Whiteway as well. And if Bell takes the case... Frost will be after him, too.

Investigate more cases with Isaac Bell.

©2011 Clive Cussler, Justin Scott (P)2011 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"Bell just keeps getting more interesting. Cussler is turning out some of his best work." (Booklist)

What a journey across America!

Ups and downs with twists and turns. This flying adventure was full of great action and the love of air flight. Great story of the up and coming new thrill, Airplanes!

Isaac Bell Again Delights

The Isaac Bell series is my favorite of all the Clive Cussler books. Although 'The Race' was not my absolute favorite of the Isaac Bell books, it was still totally entertaining.

OK... but the bar is set so high

I am a huge cussler fan and have read all his books. in this series the wrecker was awesome. I am going to love every book Cussler writes so the bar is set high. Maybe too high in this case. Is it a fun read, yes, would I recommend it, of course, but its not the first book I am going to listen to if I had my choice of all the cussler Issac Bell books.

Excellent

This book was excellent. The story was just good as his first Isaac Bell novel.

non-stop

Great story non-stop action. I love the setting of the time period, makes me feel like I'm right there.

Great story and if it's true it's cooler.

Scott Brick is himself and awesome. If Scott had puppies I'd adopt one just to listen to it bark. The story is based off the song "Come Josephine in My Flying Machine" and it is a completely amazing story based off some lyrics. Great idea and well executed.

Issac is himself and as an aviation enthusiast myself, it was fun to watch Mr Bell learn about flying during the dawn of aviation before landing was called landing and was rather called alighting. Great book, read the others in the series in order, or listen, because not that it is a need, but, you will want to.

An okay story ... But just okay

Not Cussler and Scott's best effort. I had to work at staying engaged in the story. It was salvaged by Brick's flawless narration.

good book

Good storyline and typical fast paced action of a Clive Cussler novel. I enjoyed listening to this book.

Another Winner from Cussler and Brick

Great series. Lots of derringer-do and gunplay in this one of the series, which involves early aviation, newspaper tactics of the time, and a coast to coast air race. Isaac Bell is a hero worthy of Dudley Dooright himself.

So much fun!

Good, but not the best

Good, but not the best. I have really enjoyed the Isaac Bell adventures, the way historical events and lifestyles are mixed in to the stories are fascinating. My only complaint (hence the 4 stars and as others have noted) is that America's greatest detective missed some major things that were right under his nose. Scott Brick as always delivered an excellent performance. Overall it's still a great adventure and worthy of a read.