Product Description

The fourth thriller from New York Times bestselling author Ted Bell, featuring intrepid intelligence operative Alex Hawke. This time, the heart-pounding action takes us to the edge of danger, as Alex Hawke must thwart a political mission in South America. Ted's fans, who have come to expect his trademark combination of action, glamour and high style, will be far from disappointed by his most exciting thriller to date.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #371582 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 496 pages

From AudioFile
Here's an espionage novel that not only lends itself to audio, but also is topically current. In this fourth Alex Hawke thriller, reader John Shea turns in an energetic performance that befits the fast-paced action called for by the story. From Amazon country to southern Texas, Hawke, an MI6 officer on special assignment, with Ambrose Congreve, a brilliant Scotland Yard inspector, and Stokely Jones, Hawke's friend, confronts possible attacks by Al Qaeda AND a plausible scenario that pits Mexico against the U.S. in an immigration conflict. Shea's characters, whether Texan, Latino, or Brit, are highly credible and give this thriller a real international flavor. A.L.H. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About the Author
Ted Bell is the former Vice-Chairman of the board and World-Wide Creative Director of Young & Rubicam, one of the world's largest advertising agencies. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Hawke, Assassin, and Pirate.

Customer Reviews

An Exciting and Creative View on International Terrorism!
With the writing of such thrillers as "Spy" Ted Bell, as an internationally-acclaimed espionage writer, has earned the right to be number among the elite in his field such as Clancy, La Carre, and Ludlum. This novel deals with a very plausible theory that has the forces of Al-Qaeda and a major Mexican crime syndicate pitted against a crack team of international counter-terrorist experts led by the inimitable Sir Alex Hawke, world globe-trotter, adventure seeker and crime-stopper. What is ultimately at stake here is the future security of the American homeland in a futuristic 9-11 world. The bad guys are threatening to move across the Mexican-US border, using the drug trade as their cover, in an attempt to subvert the American government. What makes this fast-paced story such a compelling read is that its prose is smooth, its plot well coordinated, the technical aspects well researched, and, most importantly, supplies a large dollop of timely suspense to keep the reader's attention. In an era of post 9-11, this book and any others that Bell has written are worth reading for those of us who still yearn for a more secure world.

Great addition to an already amazing series...
Spy is sensational. I've read every one of the Hawke books and found them to be
among the best thrillers being written today. You've got an author who has clearly found
his stride and the latest is a tour de force, written as if it was ripped out of the headlines,
with enough action and marvelous characters for four ordinary thrillers. Do yourself a favor.
Buy Spy and make sure you've got time to finish--you will not want to put it down.
It is that good.

The heir to Robert Ludlum?
I've read not a few reviewers who say this author is the rightful heir to Ludlum. But I think his talent
is too unique to be the heir to anyone. He does his homework. Lou Dobbs at CNN, who covers the border
situation more carefully than any other newsman called this book, "Outstanding". I think I'll take Mr. Dobb's
opinion over some self-proclaimed 'ski bum' any day. So should you. This book is fabulous. Period.