In the deep waters of the Caribbean, ruthless and heavily armed pirates board a lone yacht and brutally kill the captain and his wife in front of a child in hiding. After many years of growing up, Alexander Hawk - a secret agent, a favorite of women and a direct descendant of the legendary pirate Blackhawk - returns to the ill-fated Caribbean waters to fulfill a special mission of the government. He needs to find an experimental submarine, mysteriously missing off the coast of the United States and carrying forty nuclear warheads on its board. Hawk rushes to find the submarine. He must at any cost to prevent a possible disaster, and at the same time to compensate for the old debts...Ted Bell is the author of spy thrillers, the founder of the literary style of “adrenalite”. Along with numerous literary awards, he is the owner of the honorary degree of doctor of fine arts and the title of one of the most talented people in the advertising business - in this industry he was awarded including the Grand Prix of the prestigious Cannes Festival. Ted Bell is our answer to Tom Clancy!