Patriot

<p>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 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling series.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>