Hawke - Softcover

Bell, Ted

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416510621 ISBN 13: 9781416510628

Publisher: Pocket Star, 2005

Synopsis

"Hawke is a fast-paced adventure...truly an exciting read," says Nelson DeMille. "Rich, spellbinding, and absorbing, Hawke is packed with surprises," raves Clive Cussler. Readers beware, this stunning, high-caliber thriller is not recommended for the faint of heart.

Lord Alexander Hawke is a direct descendant of the legendary English pirate Blackhawke and highly skilled in the cutthroat's deadly ways himself. While still a boy, on a voyage to the Caribbean, Alex Hawke witnesses an act of unspeakable horror. Hidden in a secret compartment on his father's yacht, Alex sees his parents brutally murdered by three modern-day pirates. It is an event that will haunt him for the remainder of his life. Now, fully grown and one of England's most decorated naval heroes, Hawke is back in the same Caribbean waters on a secret mission for the American government. A highly experimental stealth submarine, built by the Soviets just before the end of the Cold War, is missing. She carries forty nuclear warheads and is believed to be in the hands of a very unstable government just ninety miles from the American mainland. Hawke is in a race against time. His mission: Find the deadly sub before a preemptive strike can be launched against the U.S., and confront the murderous men behind the personal nightmare that haunts him before they find him first.

Featuring breathtaking action, international intrigue, and a hero worthy of the very finest adventure fiction, Hawke heralds the exciting debut of a bold new talent.

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Review

A James Bond for the 21st century, the eponymous Hawke is suave, sexy, smart, wealthy and deadly. And he's got the bloodlines to boot--the direct descendant of a famous English pirate, Alex Hawke is a British secret agent back in the Caribbean where his ancestor once amassed a legendary fortune. Decades ago, his own parents were brutally tortured and murdered for a secret Alex, to this day, doesn't know he has in his possession. What brings Alex back to the scene of a crime he only vaguely remembers witnessing, is a mission to find and recover a stealth submarine that's gone missing less than a hundred miles from the American mainland, complete with 40 nuclear warheads and a rogue terrorist's finger on the countdown button. It's a hoary premise, but Bell makes it work with skilful plotting, quick characterisations, and a lively hero who deserves a sequel, not to mention the big screen treatment. --Jane Adams, Amazon.com

Review

Clive Cussler

Rich, spellbinding and absorbing, "Hawke" is packed with surprises and great fun to read.

James Patterson

Climb on board Hawke for the best adventure in years. Hawke is a swashbuckling, spine-tingling, bloody good masterpiece of an adventure novel.

James Patterson

Ted Bell is the new Clive Cussler....Climb on board "Hawke" for the best adventure in years.

Nelson DeMille

A fiery tale of power and privilege, lusty and sinister intrigue, "Hawke" is a fast-paced adventure... truly an exciting read!

Clive CusslerRich, spellbinding and absorbing, "Hawke" is packed with surprises and great fun to read.

James PattersonTed Bell is the new Clive Cussler....Climb on board "Hawke" for the best adventure in years.

Nelson DeMilleA fiery tale of power and privilege, lusty and sinister intrigue, "Hawke" is a fast-paced adventure... truly an exciting read!

Clive Cussler Rich, spellbinding and absorbing, "Hawke" is packed with surprises and great fun to read.

Nelson DeMille A fiery tale of power and privilege, lusty and sinister intrigue, Hawke is a fast-paced adventure... truly an exciting read!

James Patterson Ted Bell is the new Clive Cussler....Climb on board Hawke for the best adventure in years.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket Star
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1416510621
• ISBN 13: 9781416510628
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 582