Edit, Nov. 5, 2009: Funny to start reading a book about the "Southern Pacific Railroad" at the same time as financial tycoon Warren Buffet buys the second largest railroad in the US, "Burlington Northern Santa Fe"...
Edit, Nov. 8, 2009: Through! As speedy a read as the trains moving accross Amerioca in this gripping thriller. I enjoyed it very much.
Wantto read along? I'm making a bookRAY with it.

The following bookcrossers read along:

"mafarrimond" from Hawarden, Wales, United Kingdom (worldwide)
"perryfran" from Rockville, Maryland, USA (worldwide)

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Let's just hope this book will not get lost in a railway crash while in the mail... Enjoy!

The book arrived safely today - no rail wreck!!! I have a few books to be read before this but will get out in a few weeeks or so. Thanks for sharing.

Interesting reading. I enjoyed the historical details woven into a good dectective story. Thanks for sharing.

pm sent to perryfran for the address to carry the book onwards.

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Posted on to perryfan. Safe traveling.

Received today. Thanks book-man-8 as usual and mafarrimond for posting from the UK. Been looking forward to this one and hope to get to it as soon as I finish my current read.

I really enjoyed this one! I think Isaac Bell is becoming one of my favorite Cussler characters. As much as I enjoyed The Chase, I think I liked this one even more. Part of this was because some of the story took place in Ogden, Utah - my home town. Utah is a predominantly Mormon state, however, Ogden was a hub of the rail industry from when the golden spike was driven in 1869 to the 1940s and WWII. Railroad and military men gathered in Ogden and the result was a definite non-Mormon atmosphere of bars and brothels. This is detailed very well in The Wrecker. The story itself was a great actioner and quite enjoyable. The only complaint was that I didn't quite understand why Bell was unable to recognize the Wrecker from the drawing that had circulated when the Wrecker boarded the train in Ogden. Two other Van Horn agents did recognize him from the drawing and ended up dead in the Ogden back alleys. Otherwise, I enjoyed this one immensely and am looking forward to the next Isaac Bell story: The Spy, which will be published in June.

Thanks book-man-8 as usual for sharing your books. I will try to pass this on as a RABCK or possibly ray it forward if there is interest. Advertising on the forum.

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

RABCK going to ComradeCamper in Wisconsin.. Enjoy!

USPS DC# 0309 1830 0000 8454 9547

This book arrived yesterday as a RABCK from perryfran. Thanks so much!
I've flipped through a few pages, and it looks like it's going to capture my interest. Historical fiction is a genre that I haven't explored very fully. From previous readers' reviews, it sounds like there's a good deal of "true history" woven into this tale.

Thanks also for including a bookmark, perryfran; can always use an extra one of those!