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"The dashing playboy heir to the British throne has gone missing in the Bahamas. The young prince's devoted grandmother, the Queen, knows only one man who can be trusted to find him before his kidnappers make good on their deadly threats. Lord Alexander Hawke, dashing British gentleman spy and MI6 legend, will risk all to save the young royal 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 beleaguered President Roosevelt one day after the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. China and the U.S. are wartime allies-but the charming, sophisticated Chinese ambassador may be playing his own treacherous game, including a wicked assassination plot that could well change the course of history. Present Day, the Bahamas Alex Hawke is recovering from horrific injuries suffered after a battle royale with a malevolent enemy. Suddenly, Hawke's recuperation is interrupted by a desperate call from the Queen. Her favorite grandson has disappeared in the Bahamas and Lord Hawke is the only man she trusts with a mission this time-sensitive. All she knows is that the young prince was last seen at the ultra-exclusive Dragonfire Resort, owned by Tiger's twin grandsons, the nefarious Tang brothers, evil heads of the Tang Dynasty's worldwide criminal enterprise. Time inexorably ticks down as Hawke, in the epic fight of his life, battles to unravel a shadowy conspiracy that may be centuries old"-- |
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