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Message from Dean - May 8th 2007
I am currently testing out a new version of the APF Bridge Component - If you notice any errors within this demo store please drop me a line.
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Binding: Audio Cassette
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781597373623
Edition: Unabridged
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
ISBN: 1597373621
Label: Brilliance Audio Unabridged Lib Ed
Manufacturer: Brilliance Audio Unabridged Lib Ed
Number Of Items: 10
Publication Date: June 29, 2005
Publisher: Brilliance Audio Unabridged Lib Ed
Release Date: June 29, 2005
Studio: Brilliance Audio Unabridged Lib Ed
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In an elegant palazzo on the Grand Canal, an American ambassador's tryst turns deadly. In the seamy underbelly of London, a pub-crawling killer is on the loose. And in a storybook chapel nestled in the Cotswolds, a marriage made in heaven turns to hell on earth. Isolated incidents? Or links in a chain of events hurtling towards catastrophe? So begins Assassin, the tour de force thriller that heralds the return of every terrorist's worst nightmare, Alex Hawke.
A shadowy figure known as the Dog is believed to be the ruthless terrorist who is systematically and savagely assassinating American diplomats and their families around the globe. As the deadly toll mounts inexorably, Hawke, along with former NYPD cop and Navy SEAL Stokely Jones, is called upon by the U.S. government to launch a search for the assassin behind the murders.
Hawke, who "makes James Bond look like a "slovenly, dull-witted clockpuncher" (Kirkus Reviews), is soon following a trail that leads back to London in the go-go nineties, when Arab oil money fueled lavish, and sometimes fiendish, lifestyles. Other murky clues point to the Florida Keys, where a vicious killer hides behind the gates of a fabled museum. And to a remote Indonesian island where a madman tinkers with strains of a deadly virus and slyly bides his time.
Hawke must call upon resources deep within himself. He must enter a race against time to stop a cataclysmic attack on America's most populous cities and avenge the inexplicable and horrific crime that has left him devastated.
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A great "airplane book". I was intrigued by a previous reviewer who motivated me to make a purchase when he commented something to the effect that "if you are an insitutionalized moron, buy this book". If being a graduate of Stanford, Georgetown and Rhode Island College[institutioanlized or not] makes me a moron - so be it. I found the story line better company in the middle seat of a 737 from BOS to ATL than most of my fellow passengers. The yarn was interesting, at some points even riviting and throughout told in the manner of a Celtic Shanachie. Shakespear Mr. Bell is not; but nowhere in all his blurbs do I see that he, his editors or his publishers make that claim. Buy the volume and enjoy.
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As the second in the "Hawke" series, this novel fleshes out the lead character's history and back stories, as well as giving us more insight into the engaging cast of supporting characters. It's what really pulled me into the concept of these characters in an ongoing series, and hopefully, a feature film or two.
Bell takes the reader to exotic locations worldwide and paints a detailed picture masterfully. He has an ability to maintain a proper build of suspense while switching back and forth between sub-plots that reminds me of my favorite Stephen King novel, The Stand.
This is one of the best series in the international spy thriller genre ever written, and I can hardly wait to receive my copy of the upcoming release of the series' latest title - Tsar.
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Mr. Bell certainly likes to see himself write. He could have cut out a hundred pages and still have too many. It was very difficult getting through the overuse of adjectives. I will not be reading any other Bell tomes.
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Ted Bell can really write. This series is exciting and somewhat scary. He's created a great heroic figure in Alex Hawke. The storyline is, hopefully, not out of tomorrow's headlines. We'd better start paying much more attention to the Islamic radical jihad against our Western way of life. Good book, but very scary in its implications and possibilities.
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This was the third Alexander Hawke book I've read (previously Spy and Pirate: A Thriller (Hawke)) and this was my favorite so far.
I see the critics talk about how Hawke's larger than life persona has reached comic book status. I say pour on some more Mr. Bell!
Bell brings a very plausible plot (terror, nukes, pox, etc.) togtether in an interesting international adventure story.
I can hardly wait for the new book!
Wish I could get a copy of "Hawke" the original book.
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