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Ted Bell

Goodreads author profile

url

http://www.goodreads.com/TedBell

born

July 03, 1946 in The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.tedbellbooks.com/

genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Children's Books

influences

Mark Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene, Ian McEw ...more

member since

December 2009

About this author

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Ted Bell, now at Cambridge University and Writer-In-Residence at Sydney-Sussex College, is a full-time writer. He is the author of 8 consecutive New York Times Bestsellers. His novels include the Alex Hawke series of spy thrillers published by Harper & Collins. And the Nick McIver
Time Travel Adventures published by St. Martins. His books are international bestsellers, published in 17 countries including Japan, Israel, and Turkey. He is the only American spy novelist published in Russian in Russia.

Bell was formerly one of the leading talents in advertising, having won every award the industry offers, including numerous Clios and Cannes Gold Lions, and, as Worldwide Creative Director of Y&R, the Grand Prix at the prestigious Cannes Fe...more

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Ted Bell's Blog: A Writer's Life

Book Ads

I imagine I'm not alone in thinking that most ads for books are less than stellar.
A month or so ago I was flipping through the NYT Book Review and lamenting the state of what passes for advertising in the lit world. So I sat down and banged out an ad for my latest book Phantom. It ran in the NYTBR yesterday. Already seeing results.

Plain old black and white, all type, no fancy photoshop images,... read more »

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Books by Ted Bell

Average rating: 3.85 · 8,383 ratings · 976 reviews · 18 distinct works

	Hawke (Alexander Hawke #1) 3.84 avg rating — 1,358 ratings — published 2003 — 16 editions	My rating:
	Assassin (Alexander Hawke, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 1,177 ratings — published 2004 — 19 editions	My rating:
	Pirate (Alexander Hawke, #3) 3.90 avg rating — 1,067 ratings — published 2005 — 18 editions	My rating:
	Spy (Alexander Hawke, #4) 3.93 avg rating — 1,022 ratings — published 2006 — 19 editions	My rating:
	Tsar (Alexander Hawke, #5) 3.84 avg rating — 905 ratings — published 2008 — 18 editions	My rating:
	Nick Of Time (Nick McIver, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 761 ratings — published 2001 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Warlord (Alexander Hawke, #6) 3.98 avg rating — 759 ratings — published 2010 — 16 editions	My rating:
	The Time Pirate (Nick McIver, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Phantom (Alexander Hawke, #7) 3.94 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Ted Bell Alex Hawke CD Collection: Assassin, Pirate, Spy by Ted Bell (Goodreads Author), John Shea (Narrator) 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	My rating:

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Series by Ted Bell

Alexander Hawke (7 books)
by Ted Bell (Goodreads Author)

3.90 avg rating — 6,449 ratings

Nick McIver Adventures Through Time (2 books)
by Ted Bell (Goodreads Author)

3.89 avg rating — 939 ratings

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Scimitar (working title) (Mystery & Thrillers)

1 chapters — updated May 04, 2011 12:53pm

Description: This is the seventh novel in the Alex Hawke series of spy thrillers. It deals with a mad Iranian scientist and the issue of Artificial Intelligence.

WARLORD (Mystery & Thrillers)

1 chapters — updated Jan 18, 2010 12:13pm

Description: WARLORD is the 6th novel in the New York Times Bestselling Alex Hawke series, the sequel to TSAR. of espionage and adventure.

Ted is Currently Reading

Ted Bell gave

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The Lifeboat

by Charlotte Rogan (Goodreads Author)

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May 14, 2012 09:57am

Ted Bell gave

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Looking for Class: Days and Nights at Oxford and Cambridge

by Bruce Feiler

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Jul 07, 2011 08:58am

Ted Bell is currently reading:

Parrot and Olivier in America

by Peter Carey

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Ted Bell said: "I read Jack Maggs and loved it. I'm looking forward to this latest by Carey. "

Feb 03, 2011 11:27am · see review

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Ted Bell is now friends with Jen
May 29, 2012 04:35pm
Ted Bell became a fan of Goodreads Author Tom Bane
May 28, 2012 11:36am · all of Ted's favorite authors
Ted Bell gave to: Wait for Me!: Memoirs by Deborah Mitford read in May, 2012	My rating:
So far, so good. If you haven't read her book, 'Counting My Chickens', you're in for a wonderful time!
May 28, 2012 03:32am · see review
Ted Bell is reading The Lifeboat: Too claustrophobic for me. Abandon ship! The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
May 28, 2012 03:29am · like · see status
Ted Bell added a quote "Just write it!" — Ted Bell
May 16, 2012 08:54am · add quote added! · more quotes by Ted Bell
Ted Bell gave to: The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
May 14, 2012 09:57am
Ted Bell gave to: Wolf Hall (Wolf Hall, #1) by Hilary Mantel	My rating:
May 02, 2012 09:56am
Ted Bell made a comment on Phantom: Twists & Turns: "Meanwhile, check out CRASH DIVE, an Amazon short story plucked from the next Hawke book, DRAGON....shameless self-promotion. "
Mar 15, 2012 09:32pm
Ted Bell is now following C. Newstrom's reviews
Mar 03, 2012 03:37am
Ted Bell made a comment on Phantom (Alexander Hawke, #7) — Twists & Turns "I'm excited about PHANTOM for a couple of reasonsPhantom the first of which is I took some chances. I didn't stray from the genre (God forbid!) but I...more "
Feb 22, 2012 03:49am

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“Just write it!”
― Ted Bell

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