Man on Edge
ONE MAN. NO RULES. TOTAL WAR
It’s do or die. One misstep, and a global conspiracy will tear the world apart.
A dead reindeer blocks the Murmansk Road. It was supposed to be a routine clearance. It turns into a bloodbath. When Captain Rake Ozenna finds a human ear sewn into the animal’s hide, he knows it’s not a warning. It’s an invitation to a slaughter.
As NATO war games push Russia to the brink, rival intelligence agencies clash in the Arctic shadows — and Rake is caught in the middle.
Then the threat turns personal.
In Washington, DC, trauma surgeon Carrie Walker — Rake’s ex-fiancée — receives a chilling message from inside Russia. Someone is trying to deliver something dangerous. Someone else is trying to stop them. And Carrie is suddenly a target.
Rake doesn’t wait for orders. He doesn’t play politics. He goes straight through the fire.
Perfect for fans of Lee Child, Vince Flynn, Brad Thor, Mark Greaney, and Mark Dawson.
WHY YOU WON’T PUT IT DOWN:
- THE HERO: Rake Ozenna. He doesn’t hide in the shadows; he hunts in them.
- THE ACTION: Non-stop, bone-crunching, and terrifyingly real.
- THE STAKES: It’s not just about survival. It’s about stopping the next global war.
The Big Thrill – Up Close: Humphrey Hawksley
The end of the Cold War didn’t extinguish readers’ appetites for fast-paced stories of tension-packed international action and ingenious political intrigue. Humphrey Hawksley presents one good way to feed that hunger with his latest novel, MAN ON EDGE. […]
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Gripping and addictive, successful at every level
San Francisco Review of Books
A hard-as-nails hero, an out-of-the-ordinary location, and oodles of high-action encounter—it’s everything readers want in a political thriller
David Keymer, Library Journal
Man On Edge aptly showcases author Humphrey Hawksley’s genuine flair for narrative storytelling
Midwest Book Review
The scene-setting is vivid, the geopolitics a balanced backdrop
Adam LeBor, Financial Times
Humphrey Hawksley’s MAN ON EDGE is reminiscent of the very best Cold War fiction, filled with intrigue, double-dealing, and ingenious political intrigue. Hawksley’s hero, Rake Ozenna, is smart and tough, and we’re glad to have him on our side. Well written, fast-paced, and cleverly-plotted page-turner.
Nelson de Mille
Fantastic suspense and intensity
Bobby Jo, Top Shelf
A multilayered tale with plenty of fast-paced action will hook thriller fans
Booklist
Can Rake and his allies possibly cut through the fog of triple-crosses and alliances of convenience….The pace is furious, the casualty list breathtaking.
Kirkus Review
An up-to-the-minute-, page-turning spy thriller with the atmosphere of a Cold War classic
Charles Cummings, New York Times bestselling author
A chilling and all-too-plausible scenario. Hawksley knows his stuff
Antony Johnston, creator of Atomic Blonde
Hawksley’s knowledge is amazing. This is world class suspense.
Odd Harald Hague, Arctic explorer and best-selling author of The Great Bear
The best thriller writer we have
Rod Liddle
Hawksley is a master at ramping up the tension; then turning the screw a little more …. Rake Ozenna is proving to be one of the more believable characters in a crowded field
Adam Colclough, Shots Crime and Thriller Ezine
Rooted in the complexities of our contemporary political landscape
Nikki Erlick, BookTrib
Quality research and sense of place.
Morning Star
Fast-paced and kept me glued to its pages
Ana Tafur, Red Carpet Crash
Humphrey’s MAN ON EDGE interview with Top Shelf Magazine
What it’s been like to have the second book in the Rake Ozenna series so well-received?
It’s satisfying that the idea of creating an unusual character from a little-known setting is gaining traction. In this second book, Man on Edge, reviewers are beginning to talk about the role of Rake Ozenna as much as the story itself. It’s a crowded market out there, and I’m forever grateful to my publisher for seeing the potential and the team of people from editors to publicists to booksellers to readers for helping grow the idea and keep it alive. […]
Humphrey talks MAN ON EDGE with Uncaged Magazine
Discussing Imaginary Borders and Changing Warfare with Man on Edge author, Humphrey Hawksley
In conversation with BBC Five Live’s Rhod Sharp:
When foreign correspondents come off the road, or slow down, they have a lot of stories to tell. Not so many make the transition as successfully as our next guest, following in a distinguished line of BBC people who turned to fiction, most notably Eric Blair, who wrote as George Orwell, and Frederick Forsyth who was a sub editor in BBC TV News. For the BBC Humphrey Hawksley covered civil wars in the Balkans and Sri Lanka, from whence he was expelled for upsetting the government with his reporting and in 1994 he opened the BBC’s first TV bureau in Beijing. Our conversation began with his new novel Man on Edge set in the tense region of Arctic Europe where the borders of Finland, Norway and Russia run together.
Background reports
Ten of the World’s Most Enticing Borders
