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The Gangster

Isaac Bell #9

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The Gangster

By: Clive Cussler, Justin Scott
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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About this listen

Crime, corruption and murder in the back alleys of New York . . . a vicious organisation is terrorising the city and only one man can stop them. Isaac Bell is back in this action-packed historical blockbuster from Sunday Times bestseller Clive Cussler

The Black Hand Strikes

1906, New York City. Italian gangsters calling themselves the Black Hand terrorize citizens in a menacing spree of kidnapping, extortion and arson.

Who dares stop them?
Detective Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Agency is hired to form a special 'Black Hand Squad' - but with each gangster caught a new one appears on the street. Are these new recruits or other criminals imitating the Black Hand? Where are these men coming from?

Murder is just the beginning . . .
Then the killings start. Each victim is a man more powerful than the last. Bell is convinced that he's facing a murderous organization hell bent on bringing the city to its knees.

But that's before he discovers their ultimate target - the most powerful man in the country: the President of the United States . . .

'Cussler is hard to beat'
Daily Mail

'The Adventure King'
Sunday Express

'Nobody does it better... nobody!'
Stephen Coonts

'Just about the best storyteller in the business'
New York Post

'Oceanography's answer to Indiana Jones. Exotic locations, ruthless villains, and many narrow escapes-Cussler's fans come for swashbuckling and he delivers'
Associated Press

Action & Adventure Crime Fiction Historical Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Suspense Italy

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Critic reviews

The ninth book in the action-packed series featuring Isaac Bell, from Sunday Times bestseller Clive Cussler
Crime, corruption and murder in the back alleys of New York . . . a vicious organisation is terrorising the city and only one man can stop them

Cussler is hard to beat
The guy I read (Tom Clancy)
The Adventure King
All stars
Most relevant
an absolutely wonderful book ĺt kept enthrall. it help to wallawall many à hour or two.

good book

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Another excellent Isaac Bell adventure, although I felt the story was a little weaker than some of the other books in the Bell series.
Still a very well written adventure, narrated beautifully by Scott Brick.
The Isaac Bell series are a fantastic collection of stories, and ones that you won't want to put down. Each are standalone, although better enjoyed in the series order, in my opinion.

The Gangster....

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Another good Clive cussler book and a right good romp with the van dorme agency

Great story

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Absolutely brilliant book with the benefit of Brick's world class delivery.

My only issue is that it seemed too short and lacking in as much detail as the first couple of books.

Still, a brilliant and immersive treat.

Cussler does it again!

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Classic Cussler the more of these I read the more they seem the same. This was OK but time to change the formula

You know where it's going

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