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Spencer Hawke

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Spencer Hawke  (pseudonym – est. birth 1950, born and raised in the UK, resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is the author of the Ari Cohen thriller series, which follows the missions of a “plays-by-his-own-rules” Mossad agent who becomes an operative for a secret American organization. Cohen, an elite Mossad assassin, is recruited into the “Eyes of Athena,” a clandestine society founded by the U.S. Founding Fathers to protect American freedom outside of government constraints. Though grounded in Israel by his origins and family ties, Cohen transitions during the series from a patriotic defender of the Jewish state to a global operator working to protect the wider free world, Ultimately, the books read as a hybrid of Israeli tradecraft and American-focused global conspiracies. [Google/AI]

Key titles in the series include:

  • The Arrows of Islam (Book 1): Ari must recover stolen U.S. stealth technology from international terrorists.
  • The Swiss Conspiracy (Book 2): Also known as The Orthus Conspiracy, Cohen faces a rival known as “The Raven” to stop a global financial plot.
  • The Forgotten (Book 3): Ari embarks on a final mission to rescue his niece from terrorists.
  • The Journey of the Bell (Prequel/Book 4): A story set in the 18th century detailing the origins of the secret society. [Google/AI]

Hawke, Spencer, (The Complete Ari Cohen Box Set - Book 1 – The Arrows of Islam; Book 2 – The Swiss Conspiracy; Book 3 – The Forgotten; Book 4 - The Journey of the Bell – independently published - available from author’s website [pb, 2016]) 978-1519086730