In this explosive, heart-pounding thriller, the second in the best-selling Alex Hawke series, fearless intelligence operative Lord Alexander Hawke pits wits against a cunning and murderous psychopath in a desperate race to prevent American Armageddon. The shadowy figure known as The Dog is a ruthless terrorist who systematically and brutally murders American diplomats and their families around the world. As the death toll rises inexorably, the US government calls on Alex Hawke, along with former NYPD cop and Navy SEAL Stokely Jones, to begin the search for the killer behind the murders. Hawke makes James Bond look "sloppy, dim-witted" Watchmaker" (Kirkus Reviews), is soon on a trail that leads back to the London of the roaring Nineties, when Arab oil money fueled a lavish and sometimes diabolical lifestyle. Other murky clues point to the Florida Keys, where a vicious killer lurks behind the gates of a legendary museum. And to a remote Indonesian island, where a madman tinkers with strains of a deadly virus and cunningly bides his time. Hawk must call upon the resources deep within himself and race against time to stop a catastrophic attack on America's most populous cities and avenge the inexplicable and terrible crime that has left him devastated .Assassin is a thrilling adventure filled with relentless action and stylish details, with a hero that readers will root for. And definitely not recommended for the faint of heart. When creating the cover, I used the image and cover design of an English-language publisher.