The Cutthroat, Clive Cussler
The Cutthroat, Clive Cussler
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The Cutthroat

Bestseller

Author: Clive Cussler, Justin Scott

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 9 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 03/14/2017


Synopsis

Isaac Bell may be on the hunt for the greatest monster of all time in this riveting action-adventure novel from #1 New York Times–bestselling author Clive Cussler.
 
The year is 1911. Chief Investigator Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Detective Agency has had many extraordinary cases before. But none quite like this.

Hired to find a young woman named Anna Pape who ran away from home to become an actress, Bell gets a shock when her murdered body turns up instead. Vowing to bring the killer to justice, he begins a manhunt which leads him into increasingly more alarming territory. Anna Pape was not alone in her fate—petite young blond women like Anna are being murdered in cities across America.

And the pattern goes beyond the physical resemblance of the victims—there are disturbing familiarities about the killings themselves that send a chill through even a man as experienced with evil as Bell. If he is right about his fears, then he is on the trail of one of the greatest monsters of his time.

About Clive Cussler

During a very active, interesting life, author. Clive Cussler became interested in writing. He was in the Air Force during the Korean War followed by a career in advertising writing award winning commercials. In 1996 he wrote his first notification work, The Sea Hunters. From that work he was awarded a Doctor of Letters degree, with his work being accepted in lieu of a thesis. Then, in 2002 he was awarded the Naval Heritage Award for his efforts in the subject of marine exploration. He is also a Fellow in three prestigious marine organizations.

In keeping with his marine interests, his books revolved around character, Dirk Pitt, who was a marine engineer, government agent, and adventurer. His first two novels were more traditional maritime thrillers, but the third, Raise the Titanic, established his iconic style.....a blend of high adventure and high technology involving villains, sunken treasure, and beautiful women.

Cussler writes in the style like fellow authors, Michael Crichton, creating techno - thrillers that do not depend on any certain settings with great spectacular and outlandish plot devices. He has had more than seventeen titles on the New York Times fiction best seller list.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jerry on November 14, 2023

Unlike some prolific bestselling authors, Clive Cussler is a truly amazing author; his plots are engaging, his writing crisp, his heroes likable, and his villains utterly despicable. If you've never read one of his books...what are you waiting for? Go find one at your local library or bookstore, NOW......more

Goodreads review by Howard on January 08, 2025

4.5 Stars for The Cutthroat: Isaac Bell, Book 10 (audiobook) by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott read by Scott Brick. Isaac Bell is on the hunt for a young woman who has dreams of becoming an actress. But sadly he finds her too late, she’s been killed. And then he realizes that she’s not the only one,......more

Goodreads review by Laur on January 04, 2022

The positives: Love the cover! One gets a great sense of the time period and the mystic of the subject Also enjoyed the narration for the audio book version Narrator read with appropriate stress in suspense scenes. The story did drag on a bit for me. It portrayed a fictional tie between the play runn......more

Goodreads review by Emma Jane on May 21, 2018

2 1/2 stars While I love a good story about Jack the Ripper I found the plot dull and predictable, maybe I wasn’t in the right mood for this sort of story? However the ending was jam packed and I really enjoyed it despite not liking most of the novel! Maybe one day I’ll pick this up again and will h......more

Goodreads review by Bill on March 20, 2017

Another solid Issac Bell Adventure. I always enjoy a new Clive Cussler read. The plot was well done the mixture with history (Jack the Ripper) was fun. A good read......more


Quotes

Praise for the Isaac Bell Novels

“Cussler and Scott have written another wonderful page-turner. This is historical action-adventure fiction at its rip-roaring best!”—Library Journal (starred review)

“As always in this series, the novel is very exciting, with excellent pacing and some very well-drawn characters. Cussler is a perennial A-lister, popularity-wise, and his Isaac Bell novels are the pick of his prodigious litter.”—Booklist

“The Isaac Bell series is a fun jaunt into America’s past and the books are a wonderful examination of life in the early twentieth century.”—Associated Press

The Assassin is...action-movie-paced entertainment.” —Kirkus Reviews