A review by littlelady_28
The Chase by Clive Cussler

4.0

This was the first book I've read by Cussler that did not feature Dirk Pitt or Kurt Austin, and despite the popularity of those novels, I really enjoyed this one. It took place primarily at the turn on the 20th century and was about a detective, Isaac Bell, who was trying to catch a ruthless bankrobber known as the Butcher Bandit, due to his penchant for killing all the witnesses of his robberies. The story culminates with a train chase across the west, which results in the fleeing train landing in the bottom of a lake. The book has plenty of action with a little romance thrown in, and I enjoyed the historical element as well. I give it a B-.