The Assassin

<p><b>KANSAS, 1905</b> <br><br> On a new well out on the plains an assassin's bullet kills oilman Spike Hopewell. Minutes later an explosion rips apart his refinery.<br><br> <b>Death and destruction - just another bad day at the well?</b><br><br> Except Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Detective Agency witnessed everything. He's trailing a murderer who has been targeting anyone brave enough to stand against the powerful interests of Standard Oil.<br><br> It's a cat and mouse chase which leads Bell to Texas and New York in pursuit of the sharpest shooter in the land.<br><br> <b>Yet there's more to this assassin than meets the eye. </b><br> <b><br> And they're creeping closer to Bell with each passing day . . .</b><br><br> <b><br> Praise for Clive Cussler:</b><br><br> Cussler is hard to beat - <i>Daily Mail<br> </i>The guy I read - Tom Clancy<br> The Adventure King - <i>Sunday Express</i></p> <p><b>KANSAS, 1905</b> <br><br> On a new well out on the plains an assassin's bullet kills oilman Spike Hopewell. Minutes later an explosion rips apart his refinery.<br><br> <b>Death and destruction - just another bad day at the well?</b><br><br> Except Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Detective Agency witnessed everything. He's trailing a murderer who has been targeting anyone brave enough to stand against the powerful interests of Standard Oil.<br><br> It's a cat and mouse chase which leads Bell to Texas and New York in pursuit of the sharpest shooter in the land.<br><br> <b>Yet there's more to this assassin than meets the eye. </b><br> <b><br> And they're creeping closer to Bell with each passing day . . .</b><br><br> <b><br> Praise for Clive Cussler:</b><br><br> Cussler is hard to beat - <i>Daily Mail<br> </i>The guy I read - Tom Clancy<br> The Adventure King - <i>Sunday Express</i></p>