The Sea Wolves

In the summer of 1914, detective Isaac Bell is called to investigate a theft from a Winchester rifle factory, only to discover that the thieves were not stealing but planting radio transmitters designed to summon German U-boats to the mid-Atlantic. With American supply lines to Britain at stake and the early days of World War One providing the backdrop, the thirteenth Isaac Bell novel sets its hero against both a familiar enemy and a technological threat that could tip the balance of naval warfare.

Scott Brick's narration gives The Sea Wolves its proper scope, his voice carrying the sweep of ocean-spanning stakes without losing the human-scale tension of Bell's confrontations. Brick's handling of the period dialogue and historical detail is assured, and his pacing through the novel's action sequences, from the factory break-in to the high-seas pursuit, keeps the energy consistent throughout.