by Ted Bell
Part of Alexander Hawke, book 2
First published 2004
Lord Alexander Hawke faces his deadliest adversary yet. An American ambassador dies during a secret meeting in a Venice palazzo. A killer stalks London's pubs. A wedding in the Cotswolds becomes a massacre. These brutal murders share one connection: a shadowy terrorist known as the Dog, who systematically targets American diplomats and their families worldwide. The U.S. government calls upon Hawke, the fearless intelligence operative, to stop the killing spree. Partnered with former NYPD cop and Navy SEAL Stokely Jones, Hawke follows clues from 1990s London, where Arab oil money funded dangerous schemes, to the Florida Keys, where a killer hides in a private museum. The trail leads to a remote Indonesian island, where a madman experiments with deadly viruses while planning a catastrophic assault on America's largest cities. Racing against time, Hawke must prevent mass destruction while confronting a personal tragedy that has shattered his world.
Genres: adventure, mystery, thriller, action, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, race-against-time
Setting: Venice, London, Florida Keys, Indonesia
Period: 1990s
433 pages · Hardcover · Atria
Content warnings: violence