Assassin (Hawke) (Hawke) (ISBN 159737363X)

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" Alex Hawke is back. In this explosive,jaw-tightening follow-up to Ted Bell's ""rich, spellbinding, and absorbing"" (Clive Cussler) debut national bestseller, Hawke, fearless intelligence operative Lord Alexander Hawke matches wits with a cunning and bloodthirsty psychopath in a desperate race to avert an American Armageddon. 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. "

fast-paced and frightening.:
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.

Great book:
I really enjoyed this follow up to Hawke. The adventure was great, and it wasn't trying too hard to be "bond-like" Highly recommended

Great book -- comic book character or not!:
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.

Entertaining & fast moving:
A thriller with action throughout the globe. Hawke has his usual characters with him & then some. The two stories taking place within one novel are fast paced & entertaining. The book is well written without much in the way of waste. The only problem I have is Alex Hawke is too large for life. I'd much prefer if Mr. Bell would tone him down a bit. His character is larger than James Bond to the point he's approaching comic book hero status

Verbose:
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.