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Hawker #08 - Terror in D.C.
Дата публикации: 05-06-2026 10:00:00

I read the first six Hawker novels in quick succession and enjoyed them immensely. I took a breather and read the seventh installment a few years later. Again, after a hiatus, I have returned to the series with the eighth novel, Terror in D.C., published in 1986 by Dell using Randy Wayne White's manly pseudonym of Carl Ramm. The whole series is available in reprinted digital and print editions from Open Road Media. In the book's opening chapters, Hawker is involved in an active shooter situation at a school. In a rather confusing opener, Hawker is seen moving throughout the school's outer perimeters and into a local neighborhood. In pursuit of the shooter, he stumbles upon a woman who fools him into a false sense of security. Hawker is shot in the chest, and the game's over – literally. It turns out this was a simulated firefight hosted by a recruiting division of the C.I.A. The whole thing was orchestrated by Hawker's employer, Jacob Montgomery Hayes, upon request by the agency. The C.I.A. is aware of Hawker's vigilante missions, his determination to stop crime, and the success he's experienced in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Houston. Unfortunately, Hawker is denied by the C.I.A., but this was all a ruse. Behind the scenes, the agency wants to utilize Hawker to perform some off-the-radar missions (isn't all of the C.I.A. Off-the-radar?!?). Hawker is advised of a serial bombing affecting suburban families in the D.C. area. Readers already know the Iranian cell behind these attacks, but Hawker gets to work on the investigation. He finds the spearpoint, a local businessman that is funding the activities. Hawker also romances a U.S. Senator, a woman who will apparently pay larger dividends in a through-story. As the book closes, it is implied that Hawker is now on the run from the C.I.A., and this Senator may be helping him avoid capture. Hawker novels are breezy, senseless fun that reads a lot like Dirty Harry or some of the higher-numbered Mack Bolan novels. It's a formula, but the hero's finesse is appealing to me. As always, there are a few mentions of Hawker's prior experiences with the Chicago Police Department and what led to his vigilante missions. I wish the author would delve more into Hayes and his butler Hendrikcks, a former British secret agent. This seems to be a missed opportunity.You can get Terror in D.C. HERE.

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I read the first six Hawker novels in quick succession and enjoyed them immensely. I took a breather and read the seventh installment a few years later. Again, after a hiatus, I have returned to the series with the eighth novel, Terror in D.C., published in 1986 by Dell using Randy Wayne White's manly pseudonym of Carl Ramm. The whole series is available in reprinted digital and print editions from Open Road Media. 

In the book's opening chapters, Hawker is involved in an active shooter situation at a school. In a rather confusing opener, Hawker is seen moving throughout the school's outer perimeters and into a local neighborhood. In pursuit of the shooter, he stumbles upon a woman who fools him into a false sense of security. Hawker is shot in the chest, and the game's over – literally. It turns out this was a simulated firefight hosted by a recruiting division of the C.I.A. The whole thing was orchestrated by Hawker's employer, Jacob Montgomery Hayes, upon request by the agency. The C.I.A. is aware of Hawker's vigilante missions, his determination to stop crime, and the success he's experienced in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Houston. 

Unfortunately, Hawker is denied by the C.I.A., but this was all a ruse. Behind the scenes, the agency wants to utilize Hawker to perform some off-the-radar missions (isn't all of the C.I.A. Off-the-radar?!?). Hawker is advised of a serial bombing affecting suburban families in the D.C. area. Readers already know the Iranian cell behind these attacks, but Hawker gets to work on the investigation. He finds the spearpoint, a local businessman that is funding the activities. Hawker also romances a U.S. Senator, a woman who will apparently pay larger dividends in a through-story. As the book closes, it is implied that Hawker is now on the run from the C.I.A., and this Senator may be helping him avoid capture. 

Hawker novels are breezy, senseless fun that reads a lot like Dirty Harry or some of the higher-numbered Mack Bolan novels. It's a formula, but the hero's finesse is appealing to me. As always, there are a few mentions of Hawker's prior experiences with the Chicago Police Department and what led to his vigilante missions. I wish the author would delve more into Hayes and his butler Hendrikcks, a former British secret agent. This seems to be a missed opportunity.

You can get Terror in D.C. HERE.

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