Clive Cussler is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including The Kingdom and Devil's Gate. In The Thief, Cussler's electrifying hero Isaac Bell is back, hot on the trail of a ruthless espionage agent.
On the ocean liner Mauretania, two European scientists with a dramatic new invention are rescued from abduction by the Van Dorn Detective Agency's chief investigator, Isaac Bell. Unfortunately, they are not so lucky the second time, and one of the scientists dies. What are they protecting that is so precious?
It's up to Isaac Bell to figure out what the attacker is up to and stop him, but he may already be too late ... and, on the eve of World War I, the future of the world hangs in the balance.