Clive Cussler's The Spy

Clive Cussler seems to churn out novels at an incredible rate. While he's unlikely to win the Booker prize, his novels are always a good read.

The most recent of them, The Spy, is part of his series set in early 20th century USA. The stories revolve around a fictional detective agency - the Van Dorn's, with the central character Isaac Bell picking up many of the characteristics of Cussler's most famous creation, Dirk Pitt.

To date there have been three Isaac Bell novels, The Chase, The Wrecker and now The Spy.

In The Spy the story centres around the pre World War One arms race. Bell gets called in to investigate a suspicious suicide and finds himself embroiled in a very complicated tale of international espionage and intrigue.

There's plenty of action, gorgeous women, though no sex, chases, death, blood and of course, a happy ending.

If you enjoy Cussler's style of writing you'll enjoy this.