Hawke

Alex Hawke, Book 1

By: Ted Bell

Narrated by: John Shea

"Hawke is a fast-paced adventure...truly an exciting listen", says Nelson DeMille. "Rich, spellbinding, and absorbing, Hawke is packed with surprises", raves Clive Cussler. Listeners beware, this stunning, high-caliber thriller is not recommended for the faint of heart.

Lord Alexander Hawke is a direct descendant of the legendary English pirate Blackhawke and highly skilled in the cutthroat's deadly ways himself. While still a boy, on a voyage to the Caribbean, Alex Hawke witnesses an act of unspeakable horror. Hidden in a secret compartment on his father's yacht, Alex sees his parents brutally murdered by three modern-day pirates. It is an event that will haunt him for the remainder of his life.

Now, fully grown and one of England's most decorated naval heroes, Hawke is back in the same Caribbean waters on a secret mission for the American government. A highly experimental stealth submarine, built by the Soviets just before the end of the Cold War, is missing. She carries 40 nuclear warheads and is believed to be in the hands of a very unstable government just 90 miles from the American mainland. Hawke is in a race against time. His mission: Find the deadly sub before a preemptive strike can be launched against the US, and confront the murderous men behind the personal nightmare that haunts him before they find him first.

Featuring breathtaking action, international intrigue, and a hero worthy of the very finest adventure fiction, Hawke heralds the exciting debut of a bold new talent.

©2003 Theodore Bell (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved

Good story, but…

Good storyline, but so much cursing my ears hurt. If you don’t appreciate GD and JC in every other sentence, you won’t like this. Won’t buy more by this author.

Forget the Kettle One

Ted... Kettle One for their martini.... If I were Alex, I would reconsider my feelings for this woman....I'm sure, with all of Alex's wealth and dining experiences he never heard of Kettle One....and with his fiancee's $$$ background and father's drinking habits, I'm sure she never has either.

James Bond???

I felt it was a very good story. Hawk is a likable, funny guy but what really brings this story to life is John Shea. As a narrator he is second to none. I was totally entertained.

Fun and relaxing

Wonderfully performed and entertaining. Light reading: reminiscent of swashbuckling honor and manliness. Humorous in the right spots as well.

Enjoyed the book very much and had a nice time listening to it

This is a fun book to listen to, and very well read and written. I enjoyed the storyline very much in the dry humor within the book.