{"product_id":"ted-bells-warmonger-9780593817261","title":"Ted Bell's Warmonger","description":"\u003cb\u003eLord Alexander Hawke is used to going after big game, but his pursuit of a mysterious figure code-named Warmonger brings him up against his most deadly foe--Vladimir Putin--in the latest entry in this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLord Alexander Hawke's hunt for the Warmonger--a shadowy figure orchestrating chaos across the globe--is put on hold so that he may undertake an urgent mission for the Crown. His assignment: Travel to Russia, escorting the lovely Dr. Ariadne Silk; confront his archnemesis, Vladimir Putin; and recover a secret document that threatens to shake the British monarchy to its core. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Hawke makes a perilous journey across Europe, his good friend Ambrose Congreve's routine investigation of a bizarre murder takes a deadly turn, pulling him into a cat-and-mouse game with Silence, a cold-blooded assassin who may be targeting Hawke himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHawke will soon discover that he is a pawn in the Warmonger's Byzantine plot to bring the world to the brink of total war and resurrect a fallen empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Bell \u003c\/b\u003ewas the vice-chairman of the board and creative director of Young \u0026amp; Rubicam, one of the world's largest advertising agencies. He was also the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Alex Hawke series as well as the YA adventure novels \u003ci\u003eNick of Time\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Time Pirate\u003c\/i\u003e. He passed away in January 2023. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRyan Steck\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eFields of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Lethal Range\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRedd Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Out for Blood\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also a freelance editor, as well as the founder and editor in chief of The Real Book Spy, and he was named an online influencer by Amazon. Praised as \"one of the hardest-working and fairest reviewers out there\" by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Lisa Scottoline, Steck has \"quickly established himself as the authority on mysteries and thrillers\" (author A. J. Tata). He lives in Michigan.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52141513539858,"sku":"9780593817261","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7a946f8e-65aa-41d8-a9cf-004441d694fa.jpg?v=1774453318","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ted-bells-warmonger-9780593817261","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}