Ted Bell's Tsar is a political thriller starring Alex Hawke, a British espionage agent. Hawke is the main character in several Bell titles. This is the first I've read by the author.
Hawke is recruited to become part of Red Banner a new British/American intelligence network designed to investigate recent political changes in Russia. The Cold War is long over, but someone in Russia is plotting to bring back the country's prominence as a super power.
The story has a lot of action, the characters are fun, and though the ending was somewhat predictable, I did get a surprise or two.
