Brad thor, writer of highlyregarded bestselling thrillers, is a graduate of the university of southern california where he studied creative writing, film, and television production. Spymaster, the last patriot, blowback, foreign influence, and the lions of lucerne. Brad thor received his degree from the university of southern california, where he switched from business to creative writing and film. A thriller the scot harvath series book 18 on your kindle in under a minute. The problem with reading such a strong novel by a particular author first is that the author now may have a tough time matching that rating.
The thriller writer brad thor, a regular guest, brandished a copy of his. However, thor has become more than just an author as his books have become beacons for change and concern. I recently told some friends, black list, should come with a tinfoil hat. Brad thors books focus on the fictional character scot harvath, who is an exnavy seal turned secret service agent. With each book, thor writes about future security threats and how they could impact our lives. Raised in chicago, illinois brad thor was born to be an author. The publication order of the brad thor book series is the same as the chronological order. Thor first revealed the title of his next thriller, spymaster, the seventeenth book in his megapopular scot harvath series, last august. It is the newest book in the alexander hawke series.
Press release quotes spymaster state of the union takedown the apostle the first. Master of the thriller brad thor tells how he came to fame as a writer, but his love of reading came first. Check out the new cover art on the trade paperback editions of the lions of lucerne, path of the assassin, and state of the union. Hidden deep within one of the worlds most powerful organizations is a secret committee with a devastating agenda. Between the two, all the ingredients are there for an all out war. Its a cheap unprofessional trick to make people buy the next book. To build a lasting fan base in the relentless world of espionage thrillers, brad thor has cranked out 17 books in 16 years, selling nearly 15 million copies. Your favorite brad thor books are rolling out in a new format with a fresh look. Brad thors books focus on the fictional character scot harvath, who. Brad is also known for making controversial political comments that always causes a lot of reaction. In ancient texts, there are stories about men who struck from the shadows. Bestselling thriller author brad thor claims that hollywood stole the plot of one of the books by late thriller author vince flynn and used it for a couple of films.
Raw emotion, nonstop action, and relentless pacing makes backlash another onenight read from brad thor, who delivers the book to beat in 2019. Thor shadowed a black ops team in order to research his novel the apostle. Get ready, because the fireworks start one day early this year when one of the thriller genres greatest heroes returns to action. We definitely have another book coming for athena next year, but now im writing the next scot harvath thriller which will come out just before fathers day.
Bestselling author brad thor has been called the master of thrillers. Olympus has fallen and white house down, thor said at a public interview last week at the sixth. That would fit in between foreign influence and full black chronologically. Americas worst nightmare has just become a brutal reality. I was not happy when i saw two movies come out almost back to back. Harvath, an exseal who joined the secret service before heading up a top secret program designed to take the fight against terrorists straight to their doorstep, is now working with for a private blackops firm called the carlton group. Please note that the novel the athena project, while a standalone novel, also features a cameo from scot harvath. Brad thors near dark pushed back to july 21st with plot details. In ancient texts, there are stories about men who struck from the shadows, seemingly beyond the reach of death itself.
You can be certain that a thriller is going to be a great read if its by brad thor. The most unlikely terrorist enemy of all now holds a knife against the countrys throat. Time to blow through some calls for brad thor, author extraordinaire. In my first read of a brad thor book, full black grabbed my attention and held it as the pages flew by. Backlash, the 18th book in thors popular franchise, will follow spymaster 2018, which. In scot harvaths next adventure, he has more on the line personally and.
He was the creator, writer, producer and host of the award winning television program, traveling life. Leave it to brad thor to spice things up in the middle of the week. For what its worth, ive been talking to editors, authors, agents, and. As promised, this hour and next, i am joined in studio by the one and the only brad thor, author most recently of the hidden order, which his linked over at. Originally slated to come out in june, near dark will now storm into. Originally slated to come out in june, near dark will now storm into bookstores on. Thors novels have been published in countries around the world. Prior to becoming a novelist, brad was the awardwinning creator, producer, writer and host of the critically acclaimed national public television series, traveling lite.
Brad thor on his latest scot harvath novel, hidden order. Backlash book by brad thor official publisher page. Rhode island, johnny, youre on the hugh hewitt show with brad thor talking about his brand new book, act of war. Americas favorite thriller writer of those things involving america, brad thor, welcome, its. I read all of the other books i will read him no more. I have been half joking with friends that this book is homers the. Hes the creator of the scot horvath serieswhich includes the popular books the lions of lucerne, path of the assassin, and full black. Brad thor is the number one new york times bestselling author of 18 thrillers, including spymaster hailed as one of the alltime best thriller novels by the washington times, the last patriot nominated best thriller of the year by international thriller writers association. I had seen this book on the book shelves in books stores and chose to pass on reading it. His latest novel in the harvath series, backlash, was released in june 2019. Brad thor on his new thriller, act of war the hugh. Back in the united states, a foreign ally demands the identity of a highly placed covert asset.
After graduating high school in chicago, thor studied at the university of southern california where he graduated cum laude with a bachelors of arts degree in creative writing and film production. Near dark, backlash, spymaster, the last patriot, blowback, and the lions of lucerne. This title will be autodelivered to your kindle on july 21, 2020. Brad thor books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Weve added the artwork below, to go with the plot description. Their newest book is backlash and was released on june, 25th 2019. Buy a cheap copy of state of the union book by brad thor. The plot was interesting with numerous twists that kept my mind racing along with the characters trying to figure out what would happen next. Its very much in phase with the bad news these days. Ever since his first novel, the lions of lucerne, brad thor has churned out scot harvath novels at a blistering pace. Like so many of you, we simply cant wait until the latest installment of brad thors scot harvath series is released. Brad thor is an american author of thriller novels, with multiple new york times bestsellers.
Just fifteen hours after posting his tweet, thor sent out a newsletter to his fans first thing this morning announcing that his next scot harvath thriller, which will come out sometime in the summer of 2018, will be titled spy master. Spymaster book by brad thor official publisher page. Brad thor announces the title for his 18th scot harvath thriller. He has long been the best of the best in the genre and keeps getting better and better. He is the author of the lions of lucerne, the first commandment, the last patriot, and other novels. Backlash, the 18th book in thor s popular franchise, will follow spymaster 2018.