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1906 in New York City. The Italian crime group known as the Black Hand is on a spree: kidnapping, extortion, arson. Detective Isaac Bell is hired to form a special Squad, but the gangsters appear to be everywhere. Bell begins to wonder if there are imitators, criminals using the name for the terror effect. And then Bell discovers, the ultimate target may be the most powerful man of all.

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It is 1906, and in New York City, the Italian crime group known as the Black Hand is on a spree: kidnapping, extortion, arson. Detective Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Agency is hired to form a special Black Hand Squad, but the gangsters appear to be everywhere so much so that Bell begins to wonder if there are imitators, criminals using the name for the terror effect. And then the murders begin, each one of a man more powerful than the last, and as Bell discovers, to his dismay, the ultimate target may be the most powerful man of all.

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The ninth book in the action-packed series featuring Isaac Bell, from Sunday Times bestseller Clive Cussler
Crime, corruption and murder in the back alleys of New York . . . a vicious organisation is terrorising the city and only one man can stop them
from publisher´s description

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Cussler, Clive
Clive Cussler is the author and co-author of a great number of international bestsellers, including the famous Dirk Pitt© adventures, such as Celtic Empire; the NUMA© Files adventures, most recently The Rising Sea; the Oregon Files, such as Shadow Tyrants; the Isaac Bell historical thrillers, which began with The Chase; and the recent Fargo Adventures which lastly included The Oracle. He lives in Arizona.

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