Rake Ozenna is a native of the remote Alaskan island of Little Diomede on America’s border with Russia. He is with the Alaska National Guard.
Little Diomede’s Robert Soolok looks out on Russia – Image credit: Poloumi Basu
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