Celebrating the North America launch today of Man on Fire with a great review in the Financial Times Best Thrillers:- Hawksley deftly moves between high-powered diplomacy, lively scene-setting and fast-paced action on the ground to make a brisk and very contemporary read. https://www.humphreyhawksley.com/book/man-on-fire/
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Buy Local — The Great Writer’s Block in Anchorage, Alaska
I’m in Alaska researching my fourth Rake Ozenna thriller to be called ICE ISLANDS. The third, MAN ON FIRE, is out July 6th and I dropped by a lovely, small book shop, cafe called Writer’s Block owned by Vered Mares and with bookseller, barista and incredible local D.J. Dave Curtis. Writer’s Block has pulled through […]
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EDITOR’S PICK Lethal tech and oncoming catastrophe: Humphrey Hawksley on MAN ON FIRE “Brass-knuckled international intrigue for readers who still pine for the world of James Bond” Kirkus Reviews A tense firefight on the Russian-American border heralds the start of a terrifying high-stakes mission for special forces agent Major Rake Ozenna in this gripping espionage […]
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This highly sophisticated cyber attack on a crucial U.S pipeline underpins the vulnberability of our infrastructure to hostile forces, whether they be states like China and Russia or non-state enemies such as terror groups or international organised crime. It raises a deep question on defence spending. If the targes are now the systems at home […]
Read MoreMan on Fire Sold Out. Reprinting
This is a quick note that MAN ON FIRE is reprinting having sold out in British bookstores within a few days. Thank you for your support. It will be available in the next couple of weeks. If you can, please ‘Shop Local’ and support your bookstore, particularly in times of Covid. If you’re heading off […]
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Author and crime reviewer for The Times, Mark Sanderson, will give a hilarious account of how he receives dozens and dozens of new titles from which he must choose five or six only as his current picks. Authors and publishers bite their nails as to whether their books will make it in. Mark lives on […]
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My Piece for Crime Readers Association Home – The Crime Readers’ Association (thecra.co.uk) Man on Fire Humphrey Hawksley A tense firefight on the Russian-American border heralds the start of a terrifying high-stakes assignment for special forces Major Rake Ozenna in this gripping espionage crime thriller. Rake’s mission takes him to a settlement on the […]
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