Another chapter in the Isaac Bell series, this book was enjoyable as usual, though I enjoy the Dirk Pitt stories best. On the ship, the Mauritania, Bell rescues two scientists from the hands of the Akrobat and his henchmen. As we inevitably march toward the First World War in the Bell chronicles, there is no surprise who the villains are, but the real surprise is the technology they are pursuing.

A quick read, but I found at least five typos (which I despise in a published work!)without even trying. Makes me wonder why the rush to print.