Warlord
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Counterspy Alexander Hawke races to stop a madman hell-bent on murdering the British royal family in this latest spellbinding action thriller in Ted Bell's New York Times bestselling series.
Alex Hawke has all but given up on life. The British-American MI6 counterterrorism operative lost the woman he loved almost a year ago and has sought refuge at the bottom of a rum bottle ever since. But late one night at his home on Bermuda, he receives a wake-up call . . . literally.
His Royal Highness Prince Charles, an old friend, desperately needs his help. The prince has discovered a not-so-subtle threat directed toward the British royal family. What's more, the evidence reveals an ominous connection to Charles's god-father, Lord Mountbatten—the beloved family patriarch assassinated by an ingeniously designed bomb thirty years before. A shadowy figure from the past has the British crown in his sights, and has proven once before that his warnings are not to be taken lightly. Several clues point to IRA involvement, but the authorities have little to go on and answers are scarce. This is just the call to duty Hawke needs to get back into action—if the madman doesn't strike first.
Alex Hawke, one of the most dashing and compelling action heroes in all of thriller fiction, faces his most formidable challenge yet in Warlord, a gripping, white-knuckled adventure told with verve and swashbuckling panache by a master of the art.
Ted Bell
Ted Bell is the former chairman of the board and worldwide creative director of Young & Rubicam, one of the world's largest advertising agencies. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Hawke, Assassin, Pirate, Spy, and Tsar. He is also the author of a series of young adult adventure novels Nick of Time and The Time Pirate. He lives in Florida and Colorado.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5The book often devolves into a right wing vehicle used to rant about the greater fanatical Islamic conspiracy. The heroic cartoon characters are courageous and extremely well proportioned. Somehow Hawke, our thirty-eight year old hero has been everywhere and done everything even though some of those things are only possible with time travel given his youth. Think James Bond, the author did but Hawke falls short just as the prose would embarrass Ian Fleming. Stoke, a secondary character, was a medic in Vietnam and still in the prime of life circa 2009. In sum, if you can suspend disbelief, get past stock characters, sex scenes that border on comedic bodice rippers and right wing ranting, this book is for you.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5If James Bond had a younger brother it definitely would be Alex Hawke. This being my first experience with Ted Bell's writing, I must say that I was extremely impressed with this book. It definitely reminds me of reading Ian Fleming. This book is due out in November and I would suggest that you put this book on your "To Read in 2010" list. I know I will be ordering Ted Bell's backlist soon.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Another terrific entry in the Alex Hawke series. The action moves from Hawke in a year long drunken stupor following the killing of his pregnant fiance, to the UK where he is asked to help his long time friend Prince Charles and family who has been targeted for assassination by an unknown force. At the same time terrorist bombing in the U.S. are being investigated by Hawke's friends Stokely and Harry. Of course they all come together for fire fights in the mountains of Afghanistan against an Osam Bin Ladin wannabe and later at Balmoral Castle in Scotland where the entire royal family is being held hostage by terrorists. Lots of action and a well written book make for an enjoyable read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I liked this latest installment of the Alex Hawke series but, not as much as some of the earlier ones. I guess I'm getting tired of the terrorist story lines that seem to be populsr the last few years. However, I do enjoy the other characters that seem to always be ther to help Hawke when he gets into trouble. What is revealed in the epilogue should keep readers waiting for the next installment of the Hawke series to be published.