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    The Thief
    Audiobook9 hours

    The Thief

    Written by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott

    Narrated by Scott Brick

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    About this audiobook

    On the ocean liner Mauretania, two European scientists with a dramatic new invention are barely rescued from abduction by the Van Dorn Detective Agency's intrepid chief investigator, Isaac Bell. Unfortunately, they are not so lucky the second time. The thugs attack again-and this time one of the scientists dies. What are they holding that is so precious? Only something that will revolutionize business and popular culture-and perhaps something more.

    For war clouds are looming, and a ruthless espionage agent has spotted a priceless opportunity to give the Germans an edge. It is up to Isaac Bell to figure out who he is, what he is up to, and stop him. But he may already be too late . . . and the future of the world may just hang in the balance.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMar 6, 2012
    ISBN9781101540244
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    The Thief
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    Clive Cussler

    Clive Cussler (1931–2020) was the author or coauthor of over eighty books in five bestselling series, including DIRK PITT®, THE NUMA FILES®, THE OREGON FILES ®, AN ISAAC BELL ADVENTURE ®, A SAM AND REMI FARGO ADVENTURE ®, and A KURT AUSTIN ADVENTURE ®. His nonfiction works include Built for Adventure: The Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt, Built to Thrill: More Classic Automobiles from Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt, The Sea Hunters, and The Sea Hunters II; these describe the true adventures of the real NUMA, which, led by Cussler, searches for lost ships of historic significance. With his crew of volunteers, Cussler discovered more than sixty ships, including the long-lost Civil War submarine Hunley. 

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    Reviews for The Thief

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    • 3/5
      had a little sherlock holmes vibe to it, but not one of isaac bell's best adventures
    • 4/5
      Enjoyable Isaac Bell story or the attempted theft of a talkie movie making invention with German WWI intrigue.
    • 4/5
      The Thief: An Isaac Bell Adventure is a well researched book about motion pictures and the burgeoning talkie movie industry in Hollywood, California. It has definite good guys and bad guys. People are murdered but unlike other stories not a lot of gory description in the discussion of the dead person. The book is a definite thriller. Four stars were awarded to the book in this review.
    • 2/5
      Another Isaac Bell story.... not his best story.. kind of tired of the crazy "close-calls" that almost seem like he has got a 6th sense at times... this book is missing the "technology" side with this book, (planes, trains, submarines, etc) from the previous books.. although it does get into the movie industry a little bit... Very quick reading indeed....
    • 3/5
      What I liked most was seeing the fast read, thriller format set in earlier times, in this case the early 1800s. The historical elements were interesting but the story was too predictable. The lead villain does make relevant commentary about the power of media as a propaganda device.
    • 5/5
      This is the fifth novel in the Isaac Bell turn-of-the-century series and better edited than some of the later Dirk Pitt novels. That was refreshing.Isaac is on the Mauretania bound for America when the bad guy, General Christian Semmler, disguised as a coal stoker, attempts to kidnap a pair of scientists, creators of an amazing invention that would revolutionize the fledgling movie industry. Isaac thwarts his plans, befriends the scientists and the tale shifts into high gear. Spanning both coasts, Isaac Bell and the Van Doren Detective Agency attempt to protect the surviving scientist, Clyde Lind, and prevent Semmler from stealing their device and using it for German propaganda.Fights and shootings, train wrecks, disguises, master plans, henchmen, beautiful women and powerful men – it’s all there, creating a thrill ride for the avid Cussler reader.Of all the Cussler novels, I’ve enjoyed the Isaac Bell series the most. Cussler’s attention to the catch words of the era and period scene details, dropped like gems along the way, sets an extraordinary panorama and, despite my best efforts, I couldn’t help but learn more about that period in America history. I can only imagine the research that required.The conclusion of this novel jumps several years and it would appear the now married Isaac Bell went the way of the wealthy businessman and passed the baton to younger Van Dorens, but I wouldn’t count Isaac out just yet. Hopefully Cussler will add yet another tale to this series.
    • 4/5
      Isaac Bell is back and he finally gets married! He has the beautiful Marian is trapped on a boat and she can't escape this time. One night on the ship, Bell interrupts an attempted kidnapping of two university scientists and finds himself mixed up in a puzzle. It gets more serious when one of the people he originally saved is found almost dead, stuffed in a trunk.The scientists have created something that can make a huge difference to the world and a German spy wants it for Germany, and he's willing to kill to get it. Overall, a pretty good book, on par with the other Bell books. Bell seems to be taking bigger chances and getting into more trouble than ever before. I just hope that Bell keeps being fun and doesn't jump the shark.
    • 4/5
      Isaac Bell is fighting to save two inventors on the run from the Germans who are conspiring to keep the US out of WW1. A fun read.