Knihobot

Ted Bell

    1. leden 1947 – 20. leden 2023

    Ted Bell je autorem dvanácti bestsellerů New York Times. Jeho napínavé špionážní thrillery se vyznačují komplexními zápletkami a pohlcující akcí, zatímco jeho série pro mladé čtenáře zkoumá cestování časem a dobrodružství. Bell, který dříve působil v reklamním průmyslu a získal řadu prestižních ocenění, přináší do své literární tvorby bystrý vhled a vypravěčskou obratnost. Jeho díla jsou mezinárodně uznávaná a oslovují čtenáře po celém světě.

    Ted Bell
    Pirate
    Assassin
    Delivery to the Lost City
    On This Day She
    Hawke : [špionážní román]
    Thriller
    • All aboard for the rip-roaring final book in the bestselling Train to Impossible Places Adventures, with magic at every stop. From the award-winning P.G. Bell, with dazzling illustrations from Flavia Sorrentino, join Suzy on this magical adventure, where the journey will never, ever take you where you expect it to.

      Delivery to the Lost City2021
      4,1
    • On This Day She

      • 448 stránek
      • 16 hodin čtení

      An inspiring collection that shines a light on incredible women who were never given the acknowledgement they deserved. Here are the women whom time has forgotten; those who didn't make it into the history books and those whom society failed to uphold as significant figures in their own right. Finally, we shall know their stories

      On This Day She2021
      4,5
    • Alex Hawke is sailing into trouble when an around-the-world journey becomes a fight against terror in the latest exciting adventure from New York Times bestselling novelist Ted Bell. After saving the kidnapped heir to the British throne, gentleman spy and MI6 legend Alex Hawke is due for some downtime. He’s got a new custom built sailing yacht and a goal: to get closer to his son Alexi during an epic cruise across the seven seas. But fate and the chief of MI6, Lord David Trulove, have other plans. There’s an unholy alliance of nations who are plotting to attack Western democracies. The wily intelligence leader plans to use Hawke to drive a knife into the heart of this conspiracy. From an island base off Cuba to a secret jungle lair deep in the Amazon, on the land and the seas, the master spy and his crew of incorrigibles are in for the fight of their lives—the fight for freedom.

      Sea Hawke2021
      3,1
    • Alex Hawke, British lord and gentleman spy, is looking for the Queen's missing grandson, whose disappearance may be the culmination of a century-old plot in this breathtaking new adventure from New York Times bestselling novelist Ted Bell. December 8, 1941, Washington, D.C. The new Chinese ambassador to the United States, Tiger Tang, meets with President Roosevelt one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. For the next four years, China and the U.S. will be wartime allies, but the charming, sophisticated ambassador may be playing his own treacherous game. Today, the Bahamas Alex Hawke is recovering from serious injuries incurred during a battle with a malevolent enemy. His recuperation is interrupted by a desperate call from the Queen. Her favorite grandson has disappeared in the Bahamas. Lord Hawke is the only man she trusts with a mission this sensitive. All she knows is that the young prince was last seen at the exclusive resort the Dragonfire Club, owned by the nefarious Tang brothers, grandsons of Ambassador Tiger Tang.

      Dragonfire2020
      3,4
    • Velká oblaková loupež

      • 368 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení

      Dobrodružství Suzy a kouzelného poštovního expresu pokračuje! Jedenáctiletá Suzy s přáteli opět míří na palubu kouzelného poštovního expresu a čeká ji další dobrodružná cesta! Podivuhodné město Trollville zasáhne nezvyklé zemětřesení a brzy je jasné, že se pod povrchem děje cosi zlověstného. V sázce je osud všech Zázračných světů a hrdinové budou potřebovat pomoc obávané čarodějnice lady Soumračnice, oblačníků z Mračné kovárny i jednoho mocného nepřítele, aby je zachránili.

      Velká oblaková loupež2019
      3,8
    • Overkill

      • 672 stránek
      • 24 hodin čtení

      "On a ski vacation in the Swiss Alps high above St. Moritz, Alex Hawke and his young son, Alexei, are thrust into danger when the tram carrying them to the top of the mountain bursts into flame, separating the two. Before he can reach Alexei, the boy is snatched from the burning cable car by unknown assailants in a helicopter. Meanwhile, high above the skies of France, Vladimir Putin is aboard his presidential jet after escaping a bloodless coup in the Kremlin. When two flight attendants collapse and slip into unconsciousness, the Russian leader realizes the danger isn't over. Killing the pilots, he grabs a parachute, steps out of the plane. and disappears. Hawke has led his share of dangerous assignments, but none with stakes this high. To save his son, he summons his trusted colleagues, Chief Inspector of Scotland Yard Ambrose Congreve, former U.S. Navy SEAL Stokley Jones, Jr., and recruits a crack Hostage Rescue Team--a group of elite soldiers of fortune known as "Thunder & Lighting." Before they can devise a rescue plan, Hawke must figure out who took his boy--and why"-- Provided by publisher

      Overkill2018
      3,1
    • Patriot

      • 704 stránek
      • 25 hodin čtení

      Intelligence officer Alex Hawke takes on power-hungry Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is wielding a terrifying new weapon, in the latest adrenaline-fueled thriller in Ted Bell’s New York Times bestselling series. In corrupt Russia, an erratic Vladimir Putin is determined to forge his country into a formidable superpower once again. He intends to redraw the map of Europe, and will go to impossible extremes to realize his fantasies—including shooting down a civilian airliner packed with tourists bound for China. Kremlin scientists have developed a radical new weapon that could forever alter modern warfare. NATO, locked in a tense standoff over Ukraine, Poland, and Estonia, knows Putin will not hesitate to use it. But there is one man who can bring the world back from the brink: Britain’s foremost intelligence asset, Lord Alexander Hawke. The intrepid MI6 officer’s latest challenge begins in the Gulf of Aden and soon has him searching for the link to a series of bizarre assassinations. Spies are dying all over the world—from London, Washington, D.C., and Maine, to Moscow, and even the glittering Cote d’Azur. In the murky world of counterterrorism and high-stakes intrigue, the odds have never been higher. Once again, Alex Hawke must save the world . . . one bullet at a time.

      Patriot2015
      3,9
    • Warriors

      • 480 stránek
      • 17 hodin čtení

      Counterspy Alexander Hawke is out to catch a villainous megalomaniac—a man obsessed with horrifying warfare experiments—in this latest mesmerizing thriller in Ted Bell's New York Times bestselling series, reminiscent of Clive Cussler and Daniel Silva. When a Cambridge professor is murdered, a victim of Chinese torture, Alex Hawke teams up with Scotland Yard colleague and friend inspector Ambrose Congreve to find the killer. But this death is only the beginning of a lethal game of geopolitical brinkmanship. Meanwhile, hostilities are escalating between China, North Korea, and the United States. In the East China Sea, a North Korean crew murders four U.S. sailors. Then China launches fighter jets and a megasubmarine more sophisticated than any seen before—military technology that might leapfrog everything the U.S. and Great Britain possess. With the situation edging towards global devastation, Hawke must pull off his most daring mission yet: infiltrate enemy territory and neutralize their advantage . . . or risk the outbreak of World War III.

      Warriors2014
      4,0
    • Phantom

      • 736 stránek
      • 26 hodin čtení

      Counterspy Alex Hawke, described as "strong, shrewd and savvy" (NPR), embarks on a thrilling mission to thwart a madman unleashing a super weapon powered by Artificial Intelligence. As chaos erupts at a theme park and a USAF pilot loses control mid-flight, Hawke races globally to confront an unseen enemy in a cyber-warfare crisis.

      Phantom2012
      3,9
    • Špionážní román. Kromě úspěšného podnikání vykonává Alex Hawke pro britskou a americkou vládu příležitostnou práci jako špion. Nyní má zjistit, komu byla prodána speciální ponorka, neodhalitelná sonarem a schopná nést čtyřicet raket dlouhého doletu, vyrobená na konci studené války v bývalém Sovětském svazu, a kdo měl zájem tuto ponorku využívat. Stopy vedou ke kubánským obchodníkům s drogami, kteří připravují převrat na Kubě a teroristický útok na americkou základnu Guantanámo. Mají rozsáhlé kontakty a nezastaví se před ničím. Když zjistí, že se jim Hawke dostal na stopu, nařizují jeho likvidaci… Ted Bell se řadí mezi nejuznávanější americké autory špionážních thrillerů a na tuto úspěšnou knihu navázal několika dalšími příběhy se stejnojmenným hlavním hrdinou.

      Hawke : [špionážní román]2010
      2,2
    • In a gripping tale of espionage, Alex Hawke emerges as the sole counter spy trusted by both American and British intelligence to confront the chaos unleashed by the new Russian Tsar. As tensions rise and global stability hangs in the balance, Hawke must navigate a treacherous landscape of deceit and power plays. This thrilling narrative promises high stakes and relentless action, making it a must-read for fans of spy fiction.

      Tsar2008
      3,9
    • Alex Hawke is on the hunt... In this exhilarating tale of international suspense, New York Times bestselling author Ted Bell's "larger-than-life hero" (Publishers Weekly), counterterrorist operative Alexander Hawke, must save the United States from a devastating terrorist operation. When a mysterious explosion destroys his research vessel in search of a lost river, Alex Hawke is captured indigenous cannibals and enslaved deep within the Amazonian jungle. Before he escapes, he learns that a fearsome foe is preparing for war - but against whom? When he regains contact with his American and British intelligence counterparts, Alex's worst fears are confirmed. The men in the jungle are highly trained Hezbollah warriors who are planning an unspeakably violent jihad against America. While the United States focuses its efforts on the escalating border disputes with Mexico, Alex vos to put a stop to the deadly plot. Aware that his mission may be the country's only hope, he travels back into the jungle to destroy the lawless mastermind who dares to threaten America's very existence.

      Spy2007
      3,8
    • Thriller

      • 559 stránek
      • 20 hodin čtení

      Antologie povídek Thriller seznamuje čtenáře s nejlepšími autory thrillerového žánru ve výboru ryze thrillerových, dosud nikdy nevydaných povídek. Nabízí příběhy plné napětí snad ve všech podobách, jaké si jen umíme představit. Povídky napsalo dvaatřicet nejuznávanějších autorů žánru, jejichž díla byla oceněna bezpočtem literárních cen.

      Thriller2007
      3,5
    • With unrelenting excitement and in spectacular style, counterterrorist operative Alexander Hawke returns in this electrifying New York Times bestseller from Ted Bell, "the new Clive Cussler" (James Patterson).Aboard a ship in the south of France, an American spy faces certain torture and death for the vital, explosive intelligence he possesses. In Paris, a ruthless and powerful descendant of Napoleon has forged an unholy alliance with China for its growing nuclear arsenal, poised to send America and the world to the brink of a gut-wrenching showdown. Now, in a maelstrom of razor's-edge danger, Alex Hawke must enter the nightmare visions of madmen to defuse an axis of evil no historian could have predicted -- and no living soul would survive.

      Pirate2006
      4,0
    • Assassin

      • 608 stránek
      • 22 hodin čtení

      Alexander Hawke, a direct descendant of the legendary pirate Blackhawke, is an expert on espionage and terror. A shadowy terrorist kingpin has orchestrated the systematic slaying of American diplomats, and as the death toll mounts, Hawke is called upon to avert a cataclysmic attack -- while avenging a senseless crime that has left him devastated. From London to Indonesia, from Washington to the Florida Keys.

      Assassin2005
      4,0
    • Hawke

      • 512 stránek
      • 18 hodin čtení

      In the bestselling tradition of Clive Cussler, a fast-moving, seafaring action adventure.

      Hawke2003
      3,5