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jaxboiler's review against another edition
4.0
I thoroughly enjoyed his novel I the series. A nice change of pace from heroes wit all the gadgets etc.
srchief's review against another edition
4.0
I'm a big fan of this series. In the Striker, Issac Bell is just starting his Detective career and is faced with a foe setting labor against owners. There's also a behind the scenes power. This series provides a continual look at the early 1900s. In this case, it is a look into the beginnings of organized labor and the environment it was formed in. Highly recommend this series to others.
taisie22's review against another edition
4.0
I don't believe I've read Clive Cussler before, but I intend to look for more books from this series. Isaac Bell is an apprentice detective at the Van Dorn agency around the early 1900's. Van Dorn is like the Pinkertons and Bell is a blueblood who wants to work for a living.
He becomes involved in a case in the West Virginia coal mines where the miners are trying to form unions and management will do anything to keep that from happening. Bell brings in a team of detectives from the agency, a colorful cast of characters, to help him discover the provocateur who is at the bottom of a series of disasters.
The history here was interesting, not a period I know much about but now I want to find out more. The style of writing is easy flowing with a lot of detail that adds to the story. I really enjoyed it.
He becomes involved in a case in the West Virginia coal mines where the miners are trying to form unions and management will do anything to keep that from happening. Bell brings in a team of detectives from the agency, a colorful cast of characters, to help him discover the provocateur who is at the bottom of a series of disasters.
The history here was interesting, not a period I know much about but now I want to find out more. The style of writing is easy flowing with a lot of detail that adds to the story. I really enjoyed it.
jurassicreader's review against another edition
3.0
Another good book from Clive Cussler, although I do think that the co-author Justin Scott wrote most of it. Still, the book was pretty decent and I think it was better than the last two Bell novels. The book was a little light on the action till the end. It was nice going back into Bell's early years as a detective also. All in all a welcome addition to the Isaac Bell series, but not as good as Cussler's earlier novels.
deep220's review against another edition
4.0
The Striker by Clive Cussler
4 of 5 stars
Clive Cussler is one of my go to authors when I am in a mood for a good adventure mystery. Haven't read many in the Bell series. Really like that it is a historical mystery.
From Amazon:
It is 1902, and a bright, inexperienced young man named Isaac Bell, only two years out of his apprenticeship at the Van Dorn Detective Agency, has an urgent message for his boss. Hired to hunt for radical unionist saboteurs in the coal mines, he is witness to a terrible accident that makes him think something else is going on…that provocateurs are at work and bigger stakes are in play.
Little does he know just how big they are.
Given exactly one week to prove his case, Bell quickly finds himself pitted against two of the most ruthless opponents he has ever known—men of staggering ambition and cold-bloodedness who are not about to let some wet-behind-the-ears detective stand in their way.
4 of 5 stars
Clive Cussler is one of my go to authors when I am in a mood for a good adventure mystery. Haven't read many in the Bell series. Really like that it is a historical mystery.
From Amazon:
It is 1902, and a bright, inexperienced young man named Isaac Bell, only two years out of his apprenticeship at the Van Dorn Detective Agency, has an urgent message for his boss. Hired to hunt for radical unionist saboteurs in the coal mines, he is witness to a terrible accident that makes him think something else is going on…that provocateurs are at work and bigger stakes are in play.
Little does he know just how big they are.
Given exactly one week to prove his case, Bell quickly finds himself pitted against two of the most ruthless opponents he has ever known—men of staggering ambition and cold-bloodedness who are not about to let some wet-behind-the-ears detective stand in their way.
mcpickle121968's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars.... I wasn’t thrilled with this book..
skinnypenguin's review against another edition
3.0
Story tells about when Issac Bell first started as a Van Dorn detective. Revolves around the conflict between coal miners and the owner's of the mines and railroads.
phxkevin's review against another edition
4.0
Once you start reading, this book will demand your attention. Did I mention fast? Don't forget to take a breath every now and then
What the author(s) do with this series: Clive Cussler and Justin Scott know how to write a book. This is part of the series called the Isaac Bell Adventures. This paragraph applies to all books in this series. Isaac is an investigator for a private firm whose motto is that the always get their man The books are set in the early 1900’s and are based on the author’s fascination with the leading technologies of the time – things like fast (by their standards) trains, automobiles and ships. New technologies are introduced like aeroplanes and talking pictures. Depending on the book, many of the social issues of the day are woven into the story such as strikes and strike breakers, gangs running businesses, stock speculators and manipulators as well as later in the series the storm clouds of what will become World War I. The author is skilled at bringing in the details of how society works in that era, such as how beef makes it to NYC, or how different strata of society operate in SFO
Do you need to read this series in order: Probably not, but I think you will miss out on the character development of the protagonist and his lady friend.
Triggers: there is an ample supply of violence – in this book it’s at a “war time” level -- people die, from violence (fires, gun shots, bombs, crashes, knives, beatings, accidents). Some of the violence is directed at kids.
This book is where Isaac Bell is introduced and our detective is trying to keep a company afloat during st strikes and strike breaking in 1902. It’s also about trains including specials – private trains that carry the elite – about steamships like the Mississippi paddle wheelers and lots and lots of excitement and adventures. We also find out that our detective who comes from a very wealthy family, ran away to live with the circus with a childhood friend who was also from a very wealthy family.
What the author(s) do with this series: Clive Cussler and Justin Scott know how to write a book. This is part of the series called the Isaac Bell Adventures. This paragraph applies to all books in this series. Isaac is an investigator for a private firm whose motto is that the always get their man The books are set in the early 1900’s and are based on the author’s fascination with the leading technologies of the time – things like fast (by their standards) trains, automobiles and ships. New technologies are introduced like aeroplanes and talking pictures. Depending on the book, many of the social issues of the day are woven into the story such as strikes and strike breakers, gangs running businesses, stock speculators and manipulators as well as later in the series the storm clouds of what will become World War I. The author is skilled at bringing in the details of how society works in that era, such as how beef makes it to NYC, or how different strata of society operate in SFO
Do you need to read this series in order: Probably not, but I think you will miss out on the character development of the protagonist and his lady friend.
Triggers: there is an ample supply of violence – in this book it’s at a “war time” level -- people die, from violence (fires, gun shots, bombs, crashes, knives, beatings, accidents). Some of the violence is directed at kids.
This book is where Isaac Bell is introduced and our detective is trying to keep a company afloat during st strikes and strike breaking in 1902. It’s also about trains including specials – private trains that carry the elite – about steamships like the Mississippi paddle wheelers and lots and lots of excitement and adventures. We also find out that our detective who comes from a very wealthy family, ran away to live with the circus with a childhood friend who was also from a very wealthy family.
srchief's review against another edition
4.0
I'm a big fan of this series. In the Striker, Issac Bell is just starting his Detective career and is faced with a foe setting labor against owners. There's also a behind the scenes power. This series provides a continual look at the early 1900s. In this case, it is a look into the beginnings of organized labor and the environment it was formed in. Highly recommend this series to others.
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