THE HAWK ENIGMA

Voodoo Series, Book 1

A mind-bending, relentlessly paced techno-thriller

Every night, Voodoo’s nightmares force him to relive the past until suddenly they start to predict the future. At the same time, across the ocean in Japan, two world-renowned scientists go missing along with the secrets behind something called the “God Algorithm.”

Fans of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Michael Crichton’s techno-thrillers, or Jack Carr’s James Reece, will love this fast-paced thrill ride that puts you on the front lines of an A.I. arms race.

Can Voodoo find the answers in time? Or will his personal dreams morph into a world of nightmares?

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Fast-paced Read

J.L. Hancock knows his stuff and his writing reflects it. The Hawk Enigma is a fast-paced read through a world of technology-fueled tension.

P.W. Singer, New York Times best-selling author of Wired for War, Ghost Fleet, and LikeWar

Brilliant Storytelling

A frightening, heart-pounding, high-tech thriller that flies to the finish. Brilliant storytelling makes Hancock a force to be reckoned with in action-adventure writing.

Dirk Cussler, New York Times Bestselling Author

Pulse-pounding with intrigue

Hancock’s prose is dazzling, the plotting is clever, and the breakneck speed of the tale makes it a delightful read. The Hawk Enigma is pulse-pounding with intrigue, rich in conflict, and features advanced technological concepts. It’s another winner for fans of technothrillers.

The Book Commentary

Mind-blowing premise

A head-spinning plot, adrenaline-fueled action, and a mind-blowing premise. The Hawk Enigma is one you won’t want to miss.

Susan Furlong

Author of Shattered Justice, A New York Times Top 10 Crime Novel of the Year

A sumptuous techno-thriller

Amazon Vine Voice Reviewer

Action-rigged trigger-happy technothriller

The Hawk Enigma is an action-rigged trigger-happy technothriller that follows the story of a team of optogenetic researchers in Japan who have created a tool with the potential to predict future events based on people’s dreams… J.L. Hancock is certainly a very talented writer who is undoubtedly in his element when imagining A.I. realities and incorporates landscape and spirituality that are in general missing from cyberpunk works, and this is a welcome perspective to the otherwise uber-urban genre.

Reedsy Discovery

Kept me glued to my seat

This is a technothriller on the digital front and could easily come from Tom Clancy, Brad Thor, Jack Carr or any other of a dozen modern thriller writers. Good characters. Believable storyline. Briskly plotted. What more could you ask for? Kept me glued to my seat.

Men Reading Books

A meticulous, inventive, and sharply written debut

The Iraq sequences are fantastic, showing both the humanity and horror found in wartime….

Kirkus Reviews

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