Great story, thrilling plot that I could not put down. Well worth a read, and would recommend to others. Thrilling from start to finish.

Title: Hawke's War

Series: Sonny Hawke #2

Author: Reavis Z.Wortham

Genre: thriller

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The serene beauty of West Texas’s Big Bend National Park is shattered when four hikers are brutally ambushed by a sniper. Only one survives to report the murders. When investigators come up with nothing, they’re left wondering if this is a single incident—or the beginning of a rampage. One week later, Texas Ranger Sonny Hawke drives his 3500 Dodge Dually into the park, determined to unearth the truth . . .



Before he knows it, he’s in the same sniper’s crosshairs. The drug and human smuggling cartel known as the Coyotes Rabiosos—Rabid Coyotes—have lured him to remote backcountry, looking for payback for an old grudge. Wounded and stranded in the harsh desert terrain, hunted, and outnumbered, Sonny is about to become the target of an even more dangerous enemy—one whose thirst for revenge could incite an international conflict far beyond the U.S.-Mexican border . . .


My thoughts

Rating: 4

It took me a while to get into the story but after I kept reading I started to like as well enjoy the story , this is one of those series that you to understand a little bit more on what is going on you have to read the first book .but even though I haven't read the first one I will be going on with this series ,in fact I have book 3 to read , and even if at times I felt lost I still loved the characters ,and the author's write style .With that said I want to say thank you to Netgalley for letting me read and review it exchange for my honest opinion

HAWKE’S WAR by Reavis Wortham is the second book in the “Sonny Hawke” series, and finds Sonny leaving a wake of disaster as seems to often be the case according to his fellow officers of the law.

Sonny is a Texas Ranger who is assigned to investigate the death of four hikers in a national park without an obvious reason for anyone targeting them. Investigation into the deaths at the site of the murders results in his abduction by a ruthless group of cartel assassins known as “Coyotes Rabiosos” (Rabid Coyotes) who are a mysterious and legendary cadre of ghost-like attackers reputedly descendants of the warriors who raided with Geronimo while hiding out in the rugged hills.

Survival for himself is secondary to Sonny once he learns his family is targeted for assassination by a crazed drug lord that hired the Coyotes, and he is hopeful that they can escape the horrific fate intended for them by Sonny’s foe bent on revenge that will include his head in addition to his family’s death.

Fortunately, Sonny has those close to him who are themselves formidable opponents to anyone intent on harming him or his family, and one group stays home to stand guard over the family while the other goes off in search of him.

Will Sonny survive to save the life of his family, and will his friends and associates be able to step in when necessary to come to his and his family’s aid?

Excellent action novel that fits well in the border town setting in the desert, and Sonny is a likable character with all the gritty determination you’d expect from a Texas Ranger when threatened.

High praise from some of my favorite authors made me choose this one, and I wasn’t disappointed in the least, making it easy to say that I’m looking forward to reading other novels in this series.

4 stars.

good book good story good characters good serie great new author would recommend to all my friend I rate this book five star very enjoyable

It was a awesome thriller that you will make you feel the heat of Texas beating down on you. I recommend it for those who like walker Texas ranger

I would liken this series to books by James Lee Burke combined will Bobby Lee swagger. Once the reader is up to speed on what happened in previous stories the action in Hawke's War is exciting and a quick read. The only issue I had is that a normal man would probably not successfully live through all that Hawke did.

Maybe we should call him "reckless ranger"; anyway poor Sonny has four friends killed and then makes the connection and gets busy even though all the odds are against him. Nothing deep here but action, adventure, and nice description of the local area

When Hawke’s friends are shot down by a sniper, he realizes that he has the real target. So off he goes to hunt down the sniper (and become a target himself). When he gets shot, the story deteriorates into a chase-escape-chase-escape cycle until Hawke is rescued and the bad guys (stereotyped Middle Easterners, Mexican cartel members, and native Americans) are eliminated.