The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel

This instant New York Times bestselling ΓÇ£dynamic detective storyΓÇ¥ (The New York Times) reveals the hidden history Rudolf Diesel,one of the worldΓÇÖs greatest inventorsand his mysterious disappearance on the eve of World War I. September 291913: the steamship Dresden is halfway between Belgium and England. On board is one of the most famous men in the worldRudolf Dieselwhose new internal combustion engine is on the verge of revolutionizing global industry forever. But Diesel never arrives at his destination. He vanishes during the night and headlines around the world wonder if it was an accidentsuicideor murder. After rising from an impoverished European childhoodDiesel had become a multi-millionaire with his powerful engine that does not require expensive petroleum-based fuel. In doing sohe became not only an international celebrity but also the enemy of two extremely powerful men: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and John D. Rockefellerthe founder of Standard Oil and the richest man in the world. The Kaiser wanted the engine to power a fleet of submarines that would finally allow him to challenge Great BritainΓÇÖs Royal Navy. But Diesel had intended for his engine to be used for the betterment of the world. NowNew York Times bestselling author Douglas Brunt reopens the case and provides an ΓÇ£absolutely rivetingΓÇ¥ (Chris Bohjalian#1 New York Times bestselling author) new conclusion about DieselΓÇÖs fate. BruntΓÇÖs book is ΓÇ£equal parts Walter Isaacson and Sherlock Holmes[and] yanks back the curtain on the greatest caper of the 20th century in this riveting historyΓÇ¥ (Jay WinikNew York Times bestselling author).