Description
Snajper is a gripping thriller by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott, taking the reader back to the early twentieth century.
The year is 1905. Isaac Bell, a detective with the Van Dorn Agency, is hired by the US government to investigate the monopolistic practices of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil. The investigation soon takes a dangerous turn when a mysterious sniper begins eliminating Standard Oil's competitors with astonishing precision. Every shot is deadly, and the next target is Bell's key witness. The detective embarks on a perilous game of cat and mouse, pursuing the killer across the United States and all the way to the war-torn oilfields of Baku, where a climactic confrontation awaits him.
The novel is packed with spectacular chases, mysterious murders and unexpected twists. The authors skilfully blend fiction with historical fact, portraying the realities of the early twentieth century and the rivalry in the oil market. Isaac Bell is a character full of courage, intelligence and determination, who faces danger with unflagging passion. Cussler and Scott write in a fluent style that draws the reader in from the first pages and does not let go until the final paragraph.