Act of War
By Brad Thor
- Release Date: 2014-07-08
- Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Description
The #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor delivers his most frightening and pulse-pounding thriller ever!
After a CIA agent mysteriously dies overseas, his top asset surfaces with a startling and terrifying claim. There’s just one problem—no one knows if she can be trusted.
But when six exchange students go missing, two airplane passengers trade places, and one political-asylum seeker is arrested, a deadly chain of events is set in motion.
With the United States facing an imminent and devastating attack, America’s new president must turn to covert counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath to help carry out two of the most dangerous operations in the country’s history.
Code-named “Gold Dust” and “Blackbird,” they are shrouded in absolute secrecy as either of them, if discovered, will constitute an act of war.
Reviews
Worst of Scot Harvarth series
1By Mac6007Way too much simplistic right wing proselytizing. He tells a good story but can resist lecturing.Act of War
5By neccodeAs usual, Brad Thor has written a masterpiece!!Super Thrilling
5By Flyguy8650What an excellent and exciting thriller, this was, thank you, Mr. Thor and I look forward to continuing your series and experiencing more of Mr. Harvath and his incredibly exciting adventures. Thanks, JR.Act of War. Brad Thor
5By Wet againChina is on the verge of collapsing. They are unable to grow enough food to feed their people. North Korea is aiding them by allowing their personnel to train there. Six young princelings who are the children of highly powerful and influential Chinese are sent to America as engineers at NASA. When their training is over they disappear into numerous safe houses. Chinia is planning to attack America by a huge EMP strike. A very well written fast paced read with Scott Harvath at the helm supported by a very elite team of operators. Enjoyed immensely!! My highest recommendation!!It’s Okay.
3By nicktianoInteresting and Scary story all at the same time. It’s a LOT in this book. We have way too many characters to keep up with. Per usual, we have two stories running side by side. This book they do not tie up together. Also, per Thor, we wrap the book up quick in the last 20 pages.Snow Dragon
5By Diverdan2014Good book. Lots of twists in the plot.Real life suspense till the end
5By Sal1702As always Thor wrote another thriller and it didn’t disappoint. The topics he picks unbeknownst to the American population are real life scenarios that play out behind the scenes in our government and political system. Harvarth and crew bring us close to suspense in this page turning can’t put down book.Great action read
5By Lyman 2021Very enjoyable book that keeps your attention with tremendous detail regarding weapons and locations. Well done.Weird Plot
3By ANProctorFelt like this one had no direction honestly. It ended uniquely and in a way I wasn’t expecting, but the secondary storyline didn’t match up AT ALL with the primary story. Really disappointed with that. Wouldn’t really recommend reading this one just because it doesn’t have much depth to it as past thrillers have had. I felt bored reading this one and actually set it aside for a few weeks just because it didn’t get going until around chapter 45 or so. Not Thor’s best work and I could tell a deadline had to be met here being that the book ended in 3 chapters. Sorry Thor, not my favorite.Act of War
5By MsLovetoReadEXCELLENT READ! Be sure you have the time before you start because it’s hard to put down! You can’t wait for the end of a chapter for a break in the action to rejoin the world because there are so many story lines, each just as fast-paced, that you have to keep reading!Great!
5By 3PittSo Great, thank you Mr ThorAct of War
5By scotty1121I love your books and especially your subjects. I am a retired Contractor for SIGINT satellite payloads for the US government. Hence my interest in your books. They have a lot of realism. S.G. MILLEROne Stop Read
5By The Film MeisterCould not put it down and am already getting the next one.Act of War
1By WebGear2A bad read. A long, boring, predictable plot. Each of Thor's stories read like every other one. Scene changes, same storyline. I do not recommend this book.One of Thor's Better Books
5By MedStar14In a genre that can become very mechanical and formulaic this book rises above. I found the plot more detailed and in multiple levels and locations simultaneously with better dialogue. Highly recommend.A good read
4By Dino BravaAct of War is a primer on modern threats to America...conventional and unconventional. If you are a political junkie with a modicum of historical knowledge, none of the potential threats in Thor's book will be revelatory or even mildly novel. Thor does weave an interesting tale pitting Chinese terrorist cells against special agent Scott Harvath (the protagonist) and America's finest. I just wish Thor would spend more time humanizing Harvath and add some comic relief like he has in the past. Still, a good read.Upsetting
1By ThisoldfishI've enjoyed this series until now. Seems less like an attempt at quality writing and more like political commentary. Thor, whose characters indulge in long diatribes that seem cut and paste from Fox News, seems to have no problem Trojan-horsing his conservative opinions into the storyline. Not that I don't agree with some of the sentiment- but I like to chose when and how I get fed this stuff- don't like it slipped to me on the sly. Hypocritically he denigrates other media etc for doing the same! Practice what you preach Thor. I just wanted a good read. Advice: try to play less to the Right and more to the many people paying money to read decent literature. There should be some disclosure that this is just silly cheap propaganda.Act of War
5By shellcainKept me reading until 3:00am! Love Brad Thor books keeps your heart beating as you turn to the next page!!!Right Wing Garbage
1By RkaplMight as well been written by Fox News. If that’s why you want, go for it.
