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Spy

Spy

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Author: Ted Bell
Publisher: Pocket Star
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 71 reviews
Sales Rank: 3205

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 720
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 4.1 x 1.7

ISBN: 0743277244
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780743277242
ASIN: 0743277244

Publication Date: July 31, 2007
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  • Pirate: A Thriller (Hawke)
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  • Hawke: A Thriller

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description

Alex Hawke is on the hunt...

In this exhilarating tale of international suspense, New York Times bestselling

author Ted Bell's "larger-than-life hero" (Publishers Weekly),

counterterrorist operative Alexander Hawke, must save the United States from a

devastating terrorist operation.

When a mysterious explosion destroys his research vessel in search of a lost

river, Alex Hawke is captured indigenous cannibals and enslaved deep within the

Amazonian jungle. Before he escapes, he learns that a fearsome foe is preparing

for war - but against whom?

When he regains contact with his American and British intelligence counterparts,

Alex's worst fears are confirmed. The men in the jungle are highly trained

Hezbollah warriors who are planning an unspeakably violent jihad against

America. While the United States focuses its efforts on the escalating border

disputes with Mexico, Alex vos to put a stop to the deadly plot. Aware that his

mission may be the country's only hope, he travels back into the jungle to

destroy the lawless mastermind who dares to threaten America's very existence.




Customer Reviews:   Read 66 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars SPY   September 23, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The Alex Hawke saga continues. Terrorist lurking in the jungles of the Amazon plotting to destroy the United States with remote control nastiness! Fantastic story that challenges your imagination, with robot big rigs, jungle crawlies, robot tanks and super human endurance.
A re-cast James Bond, that gets the girl and then personally takes out the bad guys with all his special toys and super bad buddies. Ted Bell rides the headlines and the terroist / imigrant histeria pumped to the max.



4 out of 5 stars 21st century Bond   September 14, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

In the sixties Ian Fleming captured the public's imagination with his glamorized, fantastic super spy who kept the world safe from the dastardly plots of the KGB, SMERSH and evil supervillans. While Bond still has his own appeal in many ways it is all too evident that he belongs in the swinging sixties. Ted Bell's Alex Hawke is definitely a 21st century superhero. Hawke is suave, sophisticated and independently wealthy. Unlike Bond he is no driven loner but instead has a far flung network of similarly minded and talented individuals who come together on various missions to save humanity.

Just as Fleming's stories seemed to depict the true stories behind the headlines Bell's Hawke also gives the reader the feeling of peeking at the 'truth' behind the official explanations. In this fourth Hawke novel we find our hero trapped in a slave labor camp hidden deep in the Amazon jungle and run by Islamic terrorists. Meanwhile on the Texas/Mexican border a small Texas town is growing increasingly hostile to the never ending influx of illegal aliens streaming across the border. These two storylines steady progress to an exciting climax at the US Presidential Inauguration.

Fans of Fleming, or Clive Custer will enjoy this series, particularly as Bell seems to find more of his own voice and to channel Fleming less with each novel. There is a definite overall story arc to this series, though, so it would be better to begin with HAWKE and read the rest more or less in order.



1 out of 5 stars Very poor indeed   September 12, 2008
 7 out of 9 found this review helpful

How depressing. I've tried one or two of Mr Bell's books and I always hope they will get better, sadly they don't. Firstly I think the audience is not clear, in my view this are books for young adults who have a less sophisticated requirement and adults will find this far too simplistic and not get hang up by too many "huh?" points.
If you are grown up and want a plot driven thriller with pace and characterisation - this is not the book to pick up.
Nick



4 out of 5 stars Super fun summer read!   July 8, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Now this is a fun book! It's 700 pages so it's not the quickest summer read, but a great thriller revolving around terrorist threatening the US from the jungles of the Amazon. Fun characters and past pace, could be a heck of a movie.


1 out of 5 stars I couldn't finish this book   June 29, 2008
 12 out of 17 found this review helpful

I'm a fan of Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn, and other authors of military/political/action fiction, and I read voraciously. In fact, I can't remember the last book that I didn't finish once I'd started it. But this stinker caused me to give up in disgust! The plot was SOOO stupid and contrived, and the characters were SOOO ridiculous and utterly unbelievable. I won't repeat the inane plot lines, as other reviewers have already pointed out the worst parts. Suffice to say, after the first couple of chapters, I thought, "this just has to get better". About half way in, I thought, "I'll give it one more chapter". Finally, I'd had enough and threw the book away!
If you're a fan of complex plots and nested sub-plots, political scheming, high-tech military jargon, and amazing heroes, DON'T BUY THIS BOOK! You will be disappointed ... I know I was.



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