- In this sequel to The Chase, Detective Isaac Bell returns to try and stop the mysterious saboteur of the Southern Pacific railroad known as The WRECKER. Who is he? What does he want? Whoever he is, whatever his motives, The WRECKER knows how to create maximum havoc, and Bell senses that he is far from done-that, in fact, The WRECKER is building up to a grand act unlike anything he has committed before. Clive Cussler is the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of Medusa, Spartan Gold, and The Lost Empire.