by Ted Bell
Part of Alexander Hawke, book 4
First published 2006
Violence erupts along the Mexican border as American girls vanish and ranches burn. Armed Mexican troops cross at night while Americans prepare for war. Deep in the Amazon, a British agent on a secret mission gets captured by cannibals and forced into slavery. He witnesses something impossible: golden domes and minarets hidden beneath the jungle canopy. Terror armies train in vast numbers, planning a jihad to unite one continent and destroy another. They possess weapons beyond anything the West has imagined. The agent must escape to warn the world. Alex Hawke takes on the mission with Scotland Yard Inspector Ambrose Congreve and the formidable Stokely Jones. Their river journey into the heart of darkness brings poison arrows, blowguns, and black magic alongside the most advanced military hardware. Hawke faces the ultimate test of survival against both human evil and nature's fury.
Genres: adventure, thriller, action, espionage
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Amazon, Mexico, Scotland Yard
Period: Contemporary
496 pages · Hardcover · Atria Books
Content warnings: violence