by Jack Du Brul
First published 2024
Isaac Bell stands on President Woodrow Wilson's yacht in the summer of 1914, watching his father prepare to lead the Boston Federal Reserve. Wilson has just unveiled plans for new currency when a biplane swoops down in attack. Bell grabs a machine gun and brings the aircraft crashing into the water, saving everyone aboard. The aerial assault marks only the beginning of Bell's troubles. A murder in Rhode Island reveals a conspiracy targeting the federal printing facility in Washington D.C., where the new money sits vulnerable. Thieves plan to steal the currency and cripple America's financial system before it can launch. Bell races against time to stop the heist and capture the criminals. The fate of the Federal Reserve and the nation's economy rests in his hands.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: race-against-time, underdog-hero
Setting: Boston, Rhode Island, Washington D.C.
Period: 1914
416 pages · Paperback · G.P. Putnam's Sons