If you're looking for an easy read in a not-for-the-squeamish Tom Clancy meets Ian Flemming genre, then this is the book for you.
This is a present day cold war style story of Russian attempts to recapture the countries that were once part of the Soviet Union.
Lead by the behind the scenes "Tsar", Russia plans to expand beyond the old empire and is considering the rest of Europe too.
Enter Alex Hawke, a James Bond style character whose violence is a little more graphic, yet who womanizes and exudes that British secret agent charm that works so well in the novels.
A silent, mysterious man with a tragic past who is back on duty - the only man who can stop the Russians as he did the Soviet Union.
With Vladimir Putin in prison, any voice of reason has been silenced and the West is desperate to prevent their old nemesis from rising again.
The Evil Tsar has a flaw: his beautiful daughter...who just happens to have run into Hawke...and fallen for him...
As I said, while there are grains of modern day politics and current events in the book, it's a little far-fetched James Bond style where things come together when they need to...except does Hawke save the day?
You'll have to read more to find out.
If you're looking for an easy-to-pick-up and easy-to-put down novel that doesn't tax your brain too much, this might be good beach / vacation reading.
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