Authors: Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
Reviewed by: Xoliswa Kali
Review made possible by: Penguin Random House South Africa
It documents how the Chief Investigating Officer of the Van Dorn Detective Agency, Isaac Bell, is hired to track the daughter of a newly rich William Pape.
Anna Pape has left home, like many others ignorant of the dangers lurking, to fulfill her dream of becoming a stage actress.
The story takes a gruesome turn when the young woman’s body is found only weeks after Bell has begun his search for her.
The detective then goes on a quest to solve the murder, which he starts to believe is connected to a few others.
Could there be a serial killer on the loose? Is the Cutthroat Jack the Ripper?
Bell disguises himself as a theatre ‘angel’ (investor) to get involved in the action, putting himself and those around him in great danger.
