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Where The Assassin sits
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- Book 8 of Isaac Bell. See all Isaac Bell books in order
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- The Bootlegger
- The book after
- The Gangster
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- Last checked: September 25, 2026, against penguinrandomhouse.com
What The Assassin is about
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- Isaac Bell, a Van Dorn detective, wants the government to hire him to look into the monopoly held by Standard Oil, the company of John D. Rockefeller. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
strives to land a government contract to investigate John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil monopoly
- A sniper starts killing people who oppose Standard Oil, shooting with astonishing accuracy from very long range. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
A sniper begins murdering opponents of Standard Oil
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Topics
- Assassins
- Isaac Bell
- Private investigators
Reading ages
- Adult
Other books in Isaac Bell
15 books listed so far
- Book 1: The Chase
- Book 2: The Wrecker
- Book 3: The Spy
- Book 4: The Race
- Book 5: The Thief
- Book 6: The Striker
- Book 7: The Bootlegger
- Book 9: The Gangster
- Book 10: The Cutthroat
- Book 11: The Titanic Secret
- Book 12: The Saboteurs
- Book 13: The Sea Wolves
- Book 14: The Heist
- Book 15: The Iron Storm
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