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, Pirate, Spy, Tsar, Warlord, Phantom, and Warriors, along with a series of YA adventure novels. He lives in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Reviews

"Phantom is a book you may not want to put down. . . . Hawke is the protagonist of this novel, and he is as cool a customer as this reviewer has run across for some time. -- Newbern Sun Journal on Phantom"A thoroughly enjoyable spy novel . . . warm weather makes one want to dive into the summer beachside books and Ted Bell's Phantom is a great start." -- Iron Mountain Daily News on Phantom"This is a scary book . . . Bell never lets up on the action in this very well written tale. . . . I had to pause to take a breath before seeing what came next." -- Suspense Magazine on Phantom"A terrific nonstop action tale . . . Gripping from the vivid Disney World disaster until the final confrontation with a brilliant Phantom." -- The Mystery Gazette on Phantom"There's new dimension to Alexander Hawke, the James Bond-like MI6 operative whom men want to be and women want to bed. . . . Bell keeps the tone light and the level of derring-do high. Fine escapist fare." -- Library Journal on Phantom"[Phantom] keeps the reader involved with its charmingly unflappable hero . . . as well as the ease with which it unfolds on multiple continents, on land and in air." -- Kirkus Reviews on Phantom"[Hawke's] most personal mission yet. . . . the story is tense and exciting. A perfect read for Clive Cussler fans." -- Booklist on Phantom"Exciting . . . A terrific, final naval battle shows Alex at his fighting finest." -- Publishers Weekly on Phantom"Hawke is . . . strong, shrewd and savvy, with an aplomb not seen since James Bond. In other words, Bond, eat your heart out . . . there's a new spy in town. -- NPR on Warlord"As enlightening as it is scary. . . . Ted Bell packs so many action-amped scenarios into Alex Hawke's seventh adventure, it's so often hard to catch one's breath. If you crave spy thrills with a Bond on steroids, visit the bloody British world of Ted Bell's Alex Hawke." -- Rankin Ledger on Phantom

The seventh installment in Bell's Alex Hawke series finds the globetrotting British agent attempting to foil an Iranian computer genius who has lost control of the world's most powerful supercomputer. The machine is enlarging its computing capacity on its own and has the capability of taking over other machines-including weapons-giving it the potential to wipe out humanity. While Hawke and American and fellow British agents rush to prevent worldwide destruction, he also battles Russian gangsters bent on killing him, his son, and Russia's president. VERDICT This fast-paced, over-the-top adventure story possesses enough action and colorful characters to hold the listener's attention. Veteran reader John Shea masterfully narrates this wild tale. Recommended for Bell fans and others who like the genre. ["Hawke's seventh adventure (after Warlord) is an action-packed techno-thriller.... As usual, Bell keeps the tone light and the level of derring-do high," read the review of the Morrow hc, LJ Xpress Reviews, 2/3/12.-Ed.]-Stephen L. Hupp, West Virginia Univ. Parkersburg Lib. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.