Fifty years ago, Ian Fleming gave James Bond a license to kill. The British secret agent was dashing, deadly, and devastatingly attractive to women. Now, with the introduction of Lord Alexander Hawke, a worthy successor appears on the literary horizon. Abridged. 5 CDs.
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Fifty years ago, Ian Fleming gave James Bond a license to kill. The British secret agent was dashing, deadly, and devastatingly attractive to women. Now, with the introduction of Lord Alexander Hawke, a worthy successor appears on the literary horizon. Abridged. 5 CDs.
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There's nothing wrong with a book being a cheap thriller. It's like an action movie, you don't buy a ticket to be uplifted or edified. You read potboilers for the fun of it. Unfortunately, I didn't get much fun out of this. If you have a taste for such books, and one were to describe the book to you, it actually would sound very attractive. The protagonist is a handsome adventurer with lots of money who has a penchant for saving the world. Mr. Bell's writing skills however, are not up to carrying it off. His characters are caricatures. The plot is minimal and is buried in a morass of purple prose. The one good thing about the book is that it enabled me to brush up on my speed reading skills.
historynut
Mar 29, 2012
Predictable
Writing was predictable, but was still entertaining. Would recommend to friends. Being a first writing, rough around the edges. Future writings should be smoother.
Wojciech C
Aug 4, 2011
Fantastic !!!
Hawke is fast paced story/adventure....trully an exciting read that's hard to put down when a Wife is calling!!!
Rockhound
Sep 3, 2009
Great story! I've read "Pirate" & I'm reading "Spy" now w/ "Tsar" to follow.
ladiosa
Apr 16, 2008
a great first novel
This is a thriller and the first in a series of books that I hope goes on for a long time. We meet Lord Alex Hawke and his band of merry men. This series is set in current times and covers our worst nightmares of what terrorism could do. Alex Hawke is James Bond for the 21st. century. The characters are well developed and loveable. The plots, while fantastic, are believable. I highly recommend this book and those that follow in the series.
