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Pirate (Hawke) |  | Author: Ted Bell
Creator: John Shea
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD
Category: Book
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Rating:  69 reviews
Sales Rank: 606,314
Format: Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged
Media: MP3 CD
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 159737377X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781597373777
ASIN: 159737377X
Publication Date: August 16, 2005
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Product Description
In Ted Bell’s scorching follow-up to his New York Times bestseller Assassin, intrepid intelligence operative Alex Hawke must thwart a secret, deadly alliance between China and France before they annihilate everything and everyone in their headlong rush toward world domination.
Aboard the Star of Shanghai in the south of France, an American spy is held captive. He possesses vital, explosive intelligence linking two nations and one horrifying plot. If he is not rescued, he faces certain torture and inevitable death. Nearby, in a seaside hotel, a man still haunted by the loss of his wife two years earlier finds comfort in the arms of a beautiful Chinese actress - but is she to be trusted? So begins Pirate, an electrifying thriller marking the return of international counterterrorist Alex Hawke.
In Paris, a ruthless descendant of Napoleon has risen to power, hell-bent on restoring France’s former glory. His fiery ambitions are cynically stoked by a coterie of cold-blooded Mandarins, plotting behind the gates of Beijing’s Forbidden City. Cloaked in secrecy, this unholy alliance devises a twisted global plan, backed by China’s growing nuclear arsenal, that will send America and the world to the brink of a gut-wrenching showdown.
With the aid of his old friend and former Navy SEAL, Stokely Jones, Hawke sets out to investigate the deadly connections that bind the French-Chinese axis. Together, they discover that a powerful German industrialist may hold the key, somewhere inside the walls of his Bavarian mountain lair. Meanwhile, clues to an old and gruesome murder in Paris lead to New York City, where horrifying evidence could finally bring a madman to his knees. In the end, as American and British forces prepare to defend a sovereign and oil-rich Gulf nation against unwilling occupation, the terror is all too real. The world is once more balanced on the knife-edge of a full-blown nuclear confrontation.
Hawke must once more prepare to hurl himself deep into the nightmare visions of madmen. He must garner every ounce of strength, courage, and useful pain from his past. He must defeat this enemy or else forfeit the lives of untold thousands, including his own, to an axis of evil no historian could have ever predicted.
Packed with unrelenting action, glamour, and high style, and featuring the spectacular Alex Hawke, who time and again transports readers to the edge of danger, Pirate is a spellbinding thriller. Be prepared for Alex Hawke’s most daunting and heart-pounding mission yet. Here is an author who gets you in the palm of his hand . . . and then clenches his fist!
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 A fictional flight of fancy September 29, 2006
Malcolm Friend (Cherry Hill NJ)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am halfway through Pirate my second Bell book and like Assasin it is a darn good yarn.
As a devotee of the Jack Ryan novels by Tom Clancy, Clancy this is not, but as an alternative book to simply fall into to escape the challenges of the day, Tom Bell certainly provides a great distraction.
Respectfully the comparisons to James Bond are clear enough. Nevertheless I am having problems putting this book down.
Take this book for what it is worth, fictional entertainment.
5 stars.
WOW! January 9, 2007
MLRapp (NY)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This was my first novel by Ted Bell and I can't wait to read more! "Pirate" was a spellbinding, edge-of-your-seat, awesome adventure from page one. With a wide assortment of interesting, complex characters and situations, this book is anything but dull. It spans several continents and jumps back and forth from various story-lines which are all clearly connected. There are twists and turns galore and the ending will not let you down!
Ted Bell is an truly exceptional writer which is so refreshing in this genre where most authors tend to be creative yet not particualrly talented. The book is intelligent, the characters practically jump off the page and the diaglogues very well-written. I HIGHLY recommend this to everyone!
Ultimate Spy December 31, 2006
Grace Larson (Indiana, USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Pirate is the third installment in the new Alex Hawke series by Ted Bell. It follows the adventures of Sir Alex Hawke a descendant of the pirate Blackhawke who works as an Intelligence officer for both the English and American government.
The novel opens with an American spy being held captive on a Chinese yacht off the shore of France. He holds information about a ominous link between China and France. Hawke is then sent to save the American spy and learn what he knows. He also has to prevent the plot from being fulfilled.
At times the plot is a little far fetched, but it written in a style that prevents you from second guessing anything you are reading. Bell convinces us that anything is possible just by writing it down strongly. The story is always interesting and keeps you involved.
Hawke is clearly the next generation James Bond. Hawke has fewer gadgets and focuses more on brute force and hard action tempered with high society intrigue. Which in my opinion makes it a much more enjoyable read. It is a great story written with great style.
Pirate July 13, 2006
EZ Reader (Phoenix)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Okay, I'm hooked! I picked up "Assassin" at the airport, ruined my visit with friends because I couldn't put the book down, and just rushed home from work (with circles under my eyes from reading late last night)to finish "Pirate" in 2 days. I love the cast of characters, the array of locations, and maybe the munitions/aircraft technicalities have a few holes, but it's a great "take your mind off everything else" series. Can't wait for "Spy"!
p.s. Ted, could you please crank them out a little more quickly : ) ???
A new adventure February 21, 2007
David A. Spearman (Harbor Beach, Michigan United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
How lucky I am? Searching for a new author I find three books by Ted Bell. Well I sure made a good choice. Lots of action, good plotting and plenty of exciting friends of the hero. I enjoyed the big picture of the possiblity of probable occurance that was a major part of the book. Yes, I will now continue on reading all of his writings. I am sure I will enjoy them all, will you follow my lead?
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