The Cutthroat
| Author | Clive Cussler & Justin Scott |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English (American English) |
| Series | Isaac Bell adventures |
| Genre | Thriller novel |
| Publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
Publication date | March 14, 2017 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover)[1] |
| Pages | 416 pp (first edition, hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-0-399-57560-0 (first edition, hardcover) |
| Preceded by | The Gangster (2016) |
The Cutthroat is an Isaac Bell adventure tale, the tenth in that series. The hardcover edition was released March 14, 2017. Other editions were released on different dates.[2][3]
Plot
This novel is set in 1911 and centers around Isaac Bell, the chief investigator of the Van Dorn Detective Agency. Van Dorn is hired to find a young girl who ran away to become an actress. Hoping to find her and set her father's mind at ease, instead she turns up brutally murdered. Bell has a hunch this is not an isolated crime and his hunch is correct. Many young aspiring actresses as far back as 1891 have been turning up either missing or dead. Bell's hunt for the murderer takes him to London to look into a series of similar murders that took place until 1891 until suddenly stopping. Bell soon suspects he could be chasing one of the most monstrous murderers of all time.[4]
Reviews
Kirkus Reviews posted a positive review of this novel, saying, "Despite an awkward transition or two and a bit of padding (there’s a recipe for Welsh rarebit), the Bell series hits the right note for those who like crime fiction with a unique setting."[5]
This book made it to the number one spot on The New York Times Best Sellers List for Hardcover Fiction and it was number three for the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction.[6]
References
- ↑ This book has also been released as a Kindle Edition, as a Barnes & Noble Nook book, as a paperback and as various audio and CD editions.
- ↑ Amazon.com website, at https://www.amazon.com/Cutthroat-Isaac-Bell-Adventure/dp/039957560X .
- ↑ Barnes & Noble website, at https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cutthroat-clive-cussler/1123954291 .
- ↑ Amazon.com website.
- ↑ "The Cutthroat by Clive Cussler & Justin Scott," Kirkus Reviews online, Jan. 23, 2017, at https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/clive-cussler/the-cutthroat-an-isaac-bell-adventure/ .
- ↑ New York Times online, at https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2017/04/02/ .