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Theodore Augustus Bell III (July 3, 1946 – January 20, 2023) was an American author of suspense novels such as Hawke and Assassin, Pirate, Spy, Warlord, Phantom, and Overkill, released in May 2018. He is best known for his New York Times Bestselling series of spy thriller novels (mentioned above) featuring the character Lord Alexander Hawke. Before becoming a novelist, he was President and Chief Creative Officer of the Leo Burnett Company in Chicago. He was later named Vice-Chairman of the Board and World-Wide Creative Director of Young & Rubicam, one of the world's largest advertising agencies. At age 25, he sold his first Hollywood screenplay, Screamathon to producers Joel B. Michaels and Garth Drabinsky. Biography Bell was a graduate of Randolph–Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, with a B.A. in English. He was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order. He was a former member of the college's Board of Trustees. He was given an honorary degree in fine arts from Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 2011–2012, Bell was elected a visiting scholar at Cambridge University (UK) completing his studies at Cambridge's Department of Political Science and International Studies (POLIS). He was also elected to the position of writer-in-residence at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge (UK). DOCA, a Department of Defense committee, selected Bell as a civilian member of the standing group that supports the US military. He also served for a brief time as an advisor to the Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy at the U.S. State Department. He served on the advisory board of General George Washington's Mount Vernon (in Fairfax County, Virginia) under former Secretary of the Army, Togo D. West Jr. Bell's former wife is Greenwich, Connecticut-based Evelyn Byrd Lorentzen (known as Evelyn Lorentzen Bell), a relative of the founder of Richmond, Virginia, William Byrd II. Their daughter, Evelyn (Byrdie) Byrd Bell, is a model and actress. Bell wrote the Alexander Hawke series of spy novels. Warlord, released in 2010, revolves around a vendetta against the British royal family beginning with the 1979 murder of Lord Mountbatten. His previous work, Tsar, dealt with the rise of the 'New Russia', the return of the KGB and the new 'Evil Empire.' His newest Hawke novel, slated to be released in May 2018 and published by HarperCollins, is Overkill, and deals with Vladimir Putin, and the kidnapping of Hawke's son, Alexei. Bell's World War II time-travel adventure novel, Nick of Time, was published in a new hardcover illustrated edition by St. Martin's Press in May 2008. It features Nick McIver, along with Lord Richard Hawke, Archibald "Gunner" Steele, Kate McIver (Nick's younger sister), Commander Hobbes (Lord Hawke's colleague, a brilliant weapons designer), the murderous pirate captain Billy Blood, and his cohort Snake Eye. It debuted on The New York Times Best Seller list for Children at #4. The sequel to Nick of Time was published in hardcover by St. Martin's Press in 2010. Entitled The Time Pirate, it deals with the Nazi invasion of the Channel Islands and Nick McIver's role in George Washington's victory over Cornwallis at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. It debuted on The New York Times Best Seller list for Children at #6. In January 2019, Bell and Jonathan Adler of Adler Films formed El Dorado Entertainment, a feature film and television production company based in New York. In July 2019, Bell signed a two-book deal with Random House. Bell lived and worked in Greenwich, Connecticut. He died in Hartford of an intercerebral hemorrhage on January 20, 2023, at the age of 76. Bibliography Alexander Hawke series Novels Hawke (2003) Assassin (2004) Pirate (2005) Spy (2006) Tsar (2008) Warlord (2010) Phantom (2012) Warriors (2014) Patriot (2015) Overkill (2018) Dragonfire (2020) Sea Hawke (2021) Short stories "The Powder Monkey" (2006) "Crash Dive" (2011) "What Comes Around" (Working Title was "Rogue") (2014) Nick McIver time travel adventures (Ages 10 & up) Nick of Time (2008) The Time Pirate (2010) Blackford Blaine short stories "The Pirate of Palm Beach" "The Widow's Walk" References External links Official Site. Discover the Ted Bell popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Ted Bell books.
Best Seller Ted Bell Books of 2024
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The Portal
John Lescroart & M. J. RoseExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.Two New York Times b...
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Warriors
Ted BellDashing counterspy Alex Hawke must rescue a kidnapped American scientist as the United States and China move dangerously close to allout nuclear war in this adrenalinefueled thrill...
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The Face in the Window
Heather GrahamExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this haunting Thr...
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Hawke
Ted BellThis “swashbuckling, spine tingling, bloody good masterpiece of an adventure novel” (James Patterson, #1 New York Times bestselling author) about a man who follows in the footsteps...
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Caleb Williams
William Godwin & Maurice HindleWhen honest young Caleb Williams comes to work as a secretary for Squire Falkland, he soon begins to suspect that his new master is hiding a terrible secret. But as he digs deeper ...
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The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
Charles Darwin & Sharon MessengerPublished in 1872, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals was a book at the very heart of Darwin's research interests a central pillar of his 'human' series. This book ...
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Patriot
Ted BellIntelligence officer Alex Hawke takes on powerhungry Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is wielding a terrifying new weapon, in the latest adrenalinefueled thriller in Ted Bell’...
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The Letters of Sylvia Plath Volume 1
Sylvia Plath“The Letters of Sylvia Plath underscores Plath’s jawdropping output, her rapid growth from merely talented to singular voice. . . . The result is a comprehensive portrait of the ar...
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The Tuesday Club
Katherine NevilleExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this historical T...
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Tsar
Ted BellNew York Times bestselling author Ted Bell’s actionpacked thriller features the return of counter spy Alex Hawke as he faces a global nightmare of epic proportions.Somewhere in Rus...
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Gone Fishing
Douglas Preston & Lincoln ChildExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this tag team Thr...
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Pirate
Ted BellIn Ted Bell's scorching followup to his New York Times bestseller Assassin, intrepid intelligence operative Alex Hawke must thwart a secret, deadly alliance between China and Franc...
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Selected Poems
John DrydenA new and comprehensive selection of Dryden's poetry, revealing him as a master of theatricality, ventriloquism, and unmistakable originality. Brought together here are many of the...
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Losing My Virginity
Richard BransonThe unusual, frequently outrageous autobiography of one of the great business geniuses of our time, Richard Branson.In little more than twentyfive years, Richard Branson spawned ne...
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Dirty Weather
Gregg HurwitzExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this intense Thri...
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The Chameleon Poet
Robert FraserThe poet George Barker was convinced that his biography could never be written. 'I've stirred the facts around too much,' he told Robert Fraser. 'It simply can't be done.' Eliot w...
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When Angels Speak of Love
bell hooksThe late feminist icon and author of over twenty books, including her classic New York Times bestseller All About Love, bell hooks reminds us of the good and bad moments we spend i...
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Crash Dive
Ted BellTed Bell's first ever eBook exclusive short story finds Counterspy Alex Hawke in hostile foreign waters, flying at nearly the speed of sound, at an altitude no sane man would dare,...
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The Letters of Sylvia Plath Vol 2
Sylvia Plath“Engaging and revealing, The Letters of Sylvia Plath offers a captivating look into the life and inner thinking of one of the most influential writers of the 20th century...
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Assassins
Christopher ReichExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this tight Thrill...
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The Other Side of the Mirror
Eric Van LustbaderExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this Thriller Sho...
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The Castle of Otranto
Horace Walpole & Michael GamerOn the day of his wedding, Conrad, heir to the house of Otranto, is killed in mysterious circumstances. His calculating father Manfred fears that his dynasty will now come to an en...
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The Faerie Queene
Edmund Spenser, C O'Donnell & Thomas RocheThe Faerie Queene was the first epic in English and one of the most influential poems in the language for later poets from Milton to Tennyson. Dedicating his work to Elizabeth I, S...
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The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
James HoggWith an essay by David Groves.'He was constantly harassed with the idea, that the next time he lifted his eyes, he would to a certainty see that face, the most repulsive to all his...
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Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz
Gail CrowtherNamed a Best Book of 2021 by the Los Angeles TimesA vividly rendered and empathetic exploration of how two of the greatest poets of the 20th centurySylvia Plath and Anne Sextonbeca...
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Disfigured
Michael Palmer & Daniel PalmerExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this Thriller Sho...
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Spirit Walker
David DunExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.This Thriller Short ...
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White Death
Ted BellAlex Hawke is tracking one of the world's most powerful villains high in the Swiss AlpsA powerful Swiss banker is found dead, frozen at the base of a soaring Alp. When a second man...
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A Normal Skin
John BurnsideFrom memories of childhood and personal loss to the quiet celebration of a lover's navigational skills, from meditations on nature and sexuality to the fantasy world of aquariu...
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Dragonfire
Ted BellAlex Hawke, British lord and gentleman spy, is looking for the Queen's missing grandson, whose disappearance may be the culmination of a plot almost a century old in this breathtak...
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Operation Northwoods
James GrippandoExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this timely Thril...
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Man Catch
Christopher RiceExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this eyeopening T...
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Diplomatic Constraints
Raelynn HillhouseExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this retrospectiv...
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En un instante
Ted DekkerDe la mente de Ted Dekker, autor de gran éxito de ventas según el New York Times, viene la pregunta: "Si usted supiera el resultado de sus decisiones, ¿determinaría eso lo que hici...
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Overkill
Ted BellThe latest actionpacked thriller from New York Times bestselling author Ted Bell pits counterspy Alex Hawke against Russian president Vladimir Putin in a daring, exhilara...
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The Hunt for Dmitri
Gayle LyndsExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.New York Times bests...
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Assassin
Ted BellAlex Hawke is back. In this explosive, jawtightening followup to Ted Bell's "rich, spellbinding, and absorbing" (Clive Cussler) debut national bestseller, Hawke, fearless intellige...
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Sea Hawke
Ted BellAlex Hawke is sailing into trouble when an aroundtheworld journey becomes a fight against terror in the latest exciting adventure from New York Times bestselling novelist...
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The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath & Karen V. KukilThe complete, uncensored journals of Sylvia Plathessential reading for anyone who has been moved and fascinated by the poet's life and work."A genuine literary event.... Plath's jo...
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Spy
Ted BellIn this relentlessly paced tale of international suspense, intrepid MI6 intelligence officer Alex Hawke confronts an evil like no other. Terror looms as a madman works his dark mag...
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What Comes Around
Ted BellAn esteemed former CIA director dies off the coast of Maine. Another senior CIA officer is found dead of a "heart attack" in a posh Paris hotel. Counterspy Alex Hawke and his frien...
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Grug and His First Christmas Hardback
Ted PriorJingle all the way to Christmas! The perfect gift for younger readers, now available in ebook for the first time. Grug's first Christmas means lots of lovely surprises for Grug's b...
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Kill Zone
Robert LiparuloExperience a heartpumping and thrilling tale of suspense!Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.In this redemptive T...
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Selected Poetry
Isabel Quigly & Percy ShelleySHELLEY'S WORK HAS BEEN CRITICIZED FOR ITS DIDACTICISM AND UNDISCIPLINED EMOTIONALISM. BUT ESSENTIALLY HE WAS A POET OF IDEAS AND IN HIS SEARCH FOR TRUTH AND ORIGINAL HUMAN PERFECT...
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Poems of Thomas Hardy
Claire Tomalin & Thomas HardyThomas Hardy wrote some of the most moving and personal poems in his era and this collection brings together the best of his verse on life and love.Hardy's poems are by turn haunti...