{"product_id":"the-assassin-paperback","title":"The Assassin - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClive Cussler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJustin Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetective Isaac Bell tracks a killer across the nation's oilfields in this adventure in the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling historical series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Van Dorn private detective Isaac Bell strives to land a government contract to investigate John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil monopoly, the case takes a deadly turn. A sniper begins murdering opponents of Standard Oil, and soon the assassin--shooting with extraordinary accuracy at seemingly impossible long range--kills Bell's best witness. Then the shooter detonates a terrible explosion that sets the victim's independent refinery ablaze. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bell summons his best detectives to hunt down the mysterious killer. But the murders--shootings, poisonings, staged accidents--have just begun as Bell tracks his phantom-like criminal adversary from the \"oil fever\" regions of Kansas and Texas to Washington, D.C., to the tycoons' enclave of New York, to Russia's war-torn Baku oil fields on the Caspian Sea, and back to America for a final, desperate confrontation. And this one will be the most explosive of all.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClive Cussler \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of more than fifty books in five bestselling series, including Dirk Pitt, NUMA Files, Oregon Files, Isaac Bell, and Fargo. His life nearly parallels that of his hero Dirk Pitt. Whether searching for lost aircraft or leading expeditions to find famous shipwrecks, he and his NUMA crew of volunteers have discovered more than seventy-five lost ships of historic significance, including the long-lost Confederate submarine\u003ci\u003e Hunley\u003c\/i\u003e, which was raised in 2000 with much press publicity. Like Pitt, Cussler collects classic automobiles. His collection features more than eighty examples of custom coachwork. Cussler lives in Arizona and Colorado.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Justin Scott\u003c\/b\u003e's novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Shipkiller\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNormandie Triangle\u003c\/i\u003e; the Ben Abbott detective series; and modern sea thrillers under the pen name Paul Garrison. He is the coauthor with Cussler of seven previous Isaac Bell novels, including the latest, \u003ci\u003eThe Gangster\u003c\/i\u003e. Scott lives in Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.5 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687268388927,"sku":"9780425280171","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/56f7cbfbcdb275b5b14f3b57d590896f.webp?v=1764978052","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-assassin-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}