A Hamster in a Microwave

About the Book

It should have been a straightforward investigation of an Arthur Steel Foundation employee who had been murdered in San Diego. Never in Nina Steel's wildest dreams did she think it would lead her to a head to head confrontation with terrorists so incredibly vindictive that nothing would stop them from achieving their goal--even each other! Once these terrorists realize Nina Steel is hunting them down, they attack her with the ferocity of red fire ants. Except these ants have nuclear weapons! In the wild melee that follows, Nina Steel makes a critical oversight and one of her genetically engineered counterparts is dealt a mortal blow. With all of this, it does not seem possible Nina Steel will prevail. To make matters worse, Dr. Betty Marsh, the genetic engineer who designed Nina Steel, has just finished developing a virus that could exterminate the human race and create something totally new to take its place. With the upper hand, Dr. Marsh can now force Nina Steel to destroy humanity herself if she tries to stop her human redesign plans. In classic Ray Hansen style,A Hamster in a Microwave takes you on a heart-stopping, rocket sled ride that leaves you a little winded by the end. Every action-packed page builds the excitement at an unrelenting pace. Nina faces one deadly crisis after another and finds herself unable to save the life of a new friend. Never has Nina Steel been up against such violently cruel terrorists--terrorists that think nothing of using a nuclear weapon to kill just one person, Nina Steel.

About the Author

Ray Hansen began writing the Nina Steel Adventure series in 1988 under the pen name, Navar Lake, which he no longer uses. Banking on Torture was the first book written, however, pressure from friends and family encouraged him to write a different opener to the series. This brought about Reunion, which is now the accepted first book in the series and was released in audio and e-book formats in 1993 along with Banking on Torture as an e-book. Four years later, the third book in the series was released under a great deal of hoopla due to the book’s title, A Hamster in a Microwave. A landslide of mail from animal rights groups found its way to Mr. Hansen’s doorstep. Their concerns were laid to rest, as the book has nothing to do with the microwaving of hamsters or any other animals. Originally, the series was to be made up of eight books or episodes with each book having its own plot, but at the same time being part of a much larger plot that encompasses all eight books. Yet once again, Mr. Hansen is under pressure to expand the series, as a rapidly growing Nina Steel fan club is demanding more. At this time, Mr. Hansen is not revealing whether the series will end with book eight or continue on indefinitely. In either case, the readers of action/adventure can be assured that Nina Steel and her team of terrorist bounty hunters will be around for many years to come in this incredibly popular series. Mr. Hansen is an Aerospace Manufacturing Consultant and halves his time between the States and his beloved islands of the French West Indies, where he writes. His wife, Darlene, has appeared in the cover art of several of his books and his son has enabled him to understand the true meaning of joy.