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1906, New York City. Italian gangsters calling themselves the Black Hand terrorize citizens in a menacing spree of kidnapping, extortion and arson. Who dares stop them? Detective Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Agency is hired to form a special 'Black Hand Squad' - but with each gangster caught...
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Penguin Books,
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| Publisher Address: | [London, England] : |
| Publication Dates: |
2017. ©2016 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Isaac Bell novels
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| Summary: |
1906, New York City. Italian gangsters calling themselves the Black Hand terrorize citizens in a menacing spree of kidnapping, extortion and arson. Who dares stop them? Detective Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Agency is hired to form a special 'Black Hand Squad' - but with each gangster caught a new one appears on the street. Are these new recruits or other criminals imitating the Black Hand? Where are these men coming from? Murder is just the beginning ...Then the killings start. Each victim is a man more powerful than the last. Bell is convinced that he's facing a murderous organization hell bent on bringing the city to its knees. But that's before he discovers their ultimate target - the most powerful man in the country: the President of the United States ... |
| Item Description: | Originally published: 2016. |
| Carrier Form: | viii, 397 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781405923842 (paperback) : 1405923849 (paperback) 9781405923835 1405923830 |
| CLC: | I712.45 |
| Call Number: | I712.45/C986-73 |