Warlord - Brossura

Bell, Ted

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0062077937 ISBN 13: 9780062077936

Casa editrice: Harper USA, 2011

Riassunto

Gentleman spy Alex Hawke has all but given up on life. The British-American MI6 counterterrorism operative lost the woman he loved on his last mission, almost a year ago, and he's been hiding at the bottom of a bottle ever since. But then late one night he receives a wake-up call...literally.

His Royal Highness Prince Charles, an old friend of Hawke's, needs his help. Someone has threatened the royal family's safety. And the threat is signed with the same signature as a suspicious piece of paper found in a book that belonged to Charles's uncle Lord Mountbatten the beloved family patriarch who was assassinated 30 years before. Someone has the British crown in his sights, and they've proven once before that they are not to be taken lightly. This is just the assignment Hawke needs to get his life in order, but in so doing he has to be careful not to lose it.

WARLORD is adventure thriller fiction of the highest order told with verve and swashbuckling panache by one of the absolute best in the game.

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Recensione:

A James Bondish adventure brought up to date.... Bell has fun with his tale, allowing Hawke enough opportunities for mayhem and carnage as to embarrass the murderous James Bond of Quantum of Solace as when, for instance, he dispatches a terrorist, little more than a boy, by slicing him apart with an assault knife. That's exactly in character, and exactly what the situation called for. A meaty, entertaining thriller...just the thing for fans of Ludlum, Trevanian and Fleming. (Kirkus Reviews)

Bell's fine sixth thriller featuring swashbuckling British spy Alex Hawke mixes action and suspense with just the right amount of humor and old-fashioned boys-book adventure.... Thriller readers looking or an unabashed romp with a patriotic heart and a smart take on modern-day terrorism will be amply rewarded. (Publishers Weekly)

With a style that feels more like Trevanian than Ian Fleming (but is imitative of neither, the Hawke novels are full of danger and derringdo, but they re written in a light, breezy tone.... A thrilling adventure yarn that's a guaranteed winner. (Booklist)

L'autore:

Ted Bell is the former Vice-Chairman of the board and World-Wide 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, Tsar, and Nick of Time, the first in a series of YA adventure novels.

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• Editore: Harper USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0062077937
• ISBN 13: 9780062077936
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 544