Spy
by Ted Bell
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Author: Ted BellEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-07-31
ISBN: 0743277244
Number of pages: 720
Publisher: Pocket Star
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Summary: 4 Stars
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.
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