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)

Fantastic story

What made the experience of listening to The Race the most enjoyable?

The feel of realism and adventure, told with all the action and danger always delivered by Clive Custler.

What other book might you compare The Race to and why?

Burnt Siena

Have you listened to any of Scott Brick???s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The part where the two machine guns waited by the tracks at night to shoot down the planes.

Any additional comments?

No

very entertaining

this is probably my favorite of the Issac bell series. with the soy being an extremely close second. definitely worth the credit.

wow

this book is keeping me up so late i'm loosing sleep because i can't find a slow
part to turn it off.

Great series

I really like this series, and this is another good addition. The characters are, as usual, well done and the story well told.

Yet another awesome experience

I've loved Clive Cussler's books since the first one I listened to and this series is possibly my favorite.

Enjoyed it.

Enjoyed the flying machine details as well as the automobile descriptions. Also liked the cast of characters.

Clive Cussler and Justin Scott strike again

I couldn’t put down the book. Finished it in less than a week. The narrator is one of my favorites of all the audible narrators.

Great mind candy

Scott Brick always does a great job. Very entertaining, a great listen, but will never make it on the Oprah List of great literature.

Worth listening!!

I really love the historical detail. Somehow, that keeps Isaac Bell and his
adventures fresh.

True to the series, fun, and .....

I enjoyed the story and actually have liked this whole series.In this case the topic of cross country flight and the development of the airplane were intriguing... It made me want to learn a lot more about this era of history to sort out fact from fiction. It seems we all know about the Wright brothers but that was about the end of my knowledge so I consider it a win win when the story is entertaining and I am motivated to do some research about history!