Operation Icebreaker
A Rake Ozenna Thriller
One lie ignites the Arctic.
One man can stop the war.
Out October 6th
With the Arctic now a global flashpoint, Joffe Books publishes new editions of Humphrey Hawksley’s highly acclaimed Rake Ozenna series, thrillers that anticipate the struggle for power in the frozen High North.
Who is Rake Ozenna?
Rake Ozenna is an orphan raised in a tiny, remote Alaskan island community on the border with Russia. He is an officer in the Alaska National Guard, often seconded to special force operations. His roots give him a perspective and survival instincts few outsiders possess. His feelings are tightly contained. He is observant, controlled, patient and deeply loyal. He instinctively understands cold, environment, distance, silence, and he has an ability to read people as a hunter reads his prey. That makes him dangerous to enemies and to any who believe power cannot be challenged. There is also a formidable woman whom he cannot get out of his mind.
Humphrey on Finding the Magic book podcast with Tricia Copeland.
Gallery images credit: Little Diomede’s JoAnn Kaningok
Praise for Rake Ozenna
The best thriller writer we have
Rod Liddle, The Sunday Times
Another outstanding geopolitical thriller in Hawksley’s excellent Rake Ozenna series
Booklist
Exciting… Chilling… A game-changing weapon capable of overwhelming destruction… Readers will look forward to Rake’s further adventures
Publishers Weekly
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
Adam LeBor, Best Thrillers, Financial Times
Hawksley’s excellent idea is to move the battleground from Eastern Europe to the Arctic north.
Mail-on-Sunday
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
Aptly showcases author Humphrey Hawksley’s genuine flair for narrative storytelling
Midwest Book Review
Brass-knuckled international intrigue
Kirkus Reviews
This is not just a page-turner; it is also a wake-up call
Sir Oliver Letwin, former British Cabinet Minister, author Apocalypse How
Told with flair and attention to detail, this is every strategic planner’s worst nightmare
Dr. Peter Vincent Pry, Director, Task Force on National and Homeland Security, author The Power and the Light
Tight, tense and moves at a cracking pace
Adrian Magson, Shots Crime and Thriller Ezine
A good, old-fashioned thriller with an intriguing plot, well-drawn characters and ice-covered landscapes that test to breaking point…. I could almost feel the biting cold, the driven snow and the labouring of the ice-covered helicopters
Crime Squad
A thriller reminiscent of Alistair MacLean and Hammond Innes, while being bang up-to-date and sounding all too plausible given current international friction
Chris Roberts, Crime 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