by Ted Bell
Part of Alexander Hawke, book 8.5
First published 2015
Two Swiss banking titans turn up dead in the Alps. One banker lies frozen at the bottom of a towering peak. The other is discovered deep within a mountain cave. MI6 suspects someone has stolen massive amounts from the Queen's Swiss accounts. The British royal family's banking empire faces collapse. Sir David Trulove sends Alex Hawke to investigate the murders. Hawke teams up with Scotland Yard's Ambrose Congreve in Switzerland. They uncover an international plot involving China and Russia. A mysterious figure called the Sorcerer operates from an Alpine mountain fortress known as White Death. Hawke must climb dangerous peaks and break into the mountaintop stronghold. He faces a deadly mission to find the Sorcerer before more people die.
Genres: adventure, suspense, mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Alps, China, Russia, Switzerland
Period: 21st-century
208 pages · Kindle Edition · Witness Impulse