The Wrecker

By: Clive Cussler

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

In The Chase, Clive Cussler introduced an electrifying new hero: the tall, lean, no-nonsense detective Isaac Bell, who, driven by his sense of justice, travels early-20th-century America pursuing thieves and killers - and sometimes criminals much worse.

It is 1907, a year of financial panic and labor unrest. Train wrecks, fires, and explosions sabotage the Southern Pacific Railroad's Cascades express line and, desperate, the railroad hires the fabled Van Dorn Detective Agency. Van Dorn sends in his best man, and Bell quickly discovers that a mysterious saboteur haunts the hobo jungles of the West, a man known as the Wrecker, who recruits accomplices from the down-and-out to attack the railroad, and then kills them afterward. The Wrecker traverses the vast spaces of the American West as if he had wings, striking wherever he pleases, causing untold damage and loss of human life. Who is he? What does he want? Is he a striker? An anarchist? A revolutionary determined to displace the "privileged few"? A criminal mastermind engineering some as yet unexplained scheme?

Whoever he is, whatever his motives, the Wrecker knows how to create maximum havoc, and Bell senses that he is far from done - that, in fact, the Wrecker is building up to a grand act unlike anything he has committed before. If Bell doesn't stop him in time, more than a railroad could be at risk - it could be the future of the entire country.

Filled with intricate plotting and dazzling set pieces, The Wrecker is one of the most entertaining thrillers in years.

©2009 Clive Cussler (P)2009 Penguin

full of action.

enjoyed it very much, as all ways very x citing, lots of action, and suspense.

Very worthwhile.

Too short but filled with adventure and interest.
It's been many years since I've read Cussler but found him to be as good as the early reads!

Great Stuff

Great new series and characters. Cussler has shifted gears and gone in a new and exciting direction. BRAVO

Excellent storyline.

suspenseful from start to finish. Issac Bell and Clive Cussler at their finest. can't wait for book 3.

Issac Bell at his best

This is the best Issac Bell novel to date. The story line is superb and Scott Brick gets me totally involved in the story. The descriptive pros let’s me slip back in time with a large hint of the old west

Very enticing

Worth a listen on a very long road trip through the mountains and the weather.

Great story!

Where does The Wrecker rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Made me want to buy the next in the series. I like Scott Brick's reading of the tale.

A great read

I enjoyed "The Chase" but wasn't thrilled with it. This book, on the other hand was terrific. It was everything I expect from CC but without the water and/or ships. It's Defiantly worth the download and read. I highly recommend it!

What a great book!

Scott Brick is to Isaac Bell what Clark Kent is to Superman. What an unbelievable journey across these vast plains at the turn of the century. Rich characters, scenery and dialog. You really feel as though you are on the train and taking part in the Van Dorn investigation. Can't wait to finish the Chase.

Excellent...

Clive Cussler and Scott Brick are an unbeatable combination. Found this equally enjoyable as "The Chase."