#108 in Adventure
The Chase
- 416
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Chase” takes Clive Cussler back to 1906 with a period detective adventure that launches the Isaac Bell series. A 1950 discovery in a Montana lake leads to a ruthless bank robber whose pursuit is complicated by the San Francisco earthquake. Some readers relish the historical detail and the near-Western flavour; others feel the action of the second half clashes with the patient investigation before it, and cannot take the romance seriously.
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About the book
The 1950 discovery of four bodies inside a sunken steam locomotive in a Montana lake gives way to the story of a murderous 1906 bank robber whose ruthlessness challenged Isaac Bell, a talented detective whose struggle to identify and capture the killer had been complicated by the great San Francisco earthquake. 750,000 first printing.
Reading order · Isaac Bell
Full order & progress →- The ChaseThis book
7.77.7 / 10 - The Wrecker
–Not ranked yet - The Spy
–Not ranked yet - The Race
–Not ranked yet - The Thief
–Not ranked yet - The Striker
–Not ranked yet - The Bootlegger
–Not ranked yet - The Assassin
–Not ranked yet - The Gangster
–Not ranked yet - The Cutthroat
–Not ranked yet - The Titanic SecretThe Titanic Secret–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 67 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 31% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Adventure average of 7.8. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Books | 8.0 | 16 | 24% |
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 51 | 76% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Chase?
It has 416 pages — longer than 62% of the ranked books in Adventure.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
Same shelf — Adventure — with scores between 7.2 and 7.5, closest to this book.
