Act of War, Brad Thor
Act of War, Brad Thor
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Act of War
A Thriller

Author: Brad Thor

Narrator: Armand Schultz

Abridged: 6 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/08/2014


Synopsis

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.

About Brad Thor

To say that New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor is a most interesting person would be an understatement. He has accomplished many things since his graduation from the University of Southern California, where he studied writing, film, and television production. Before he began writing his very successful and quite lengthy list of novels, he was the award winning producer of the PBS series, Traveling Lite. After beginning his career as a novelist, he has been given the distinction of being an American thriller novelist. His most current books, Act of War and Code of Conduct have been given very high critical acclaim. Along with his busy writing career, he is also a 2016 Independent Presidential candidate.

Thor is a member of the well-known conservative think tank group, The Heritage Foundation, and has spoken during their meetings on a subject of which he is very passionate......a strong missile defense system. Thor is a frequent guest on news programs and also Glenn Beck and The Blaze. He is frequently commenting on the subject of terrorism, and is commonly asked how his novels rate for accuracy in covering terrorist issues. He reportedly traveled with a Black ops team in Afghanistan to give accurate descriptions of the conflicts in his book, The Apostle. Glenn Beck once gave an ominous prediction that Thor could potentially be the object of assassination by Muslim extremists because of the content of his book The Last Patriot. That novel was nominated for "Best Thriller Novel of the Year" by the International Thriller Writer's Association.

Thor lives in Nashville. He recently made negative, speculative comments about Donald Trump.......comments which he has since dialed back. Warner Brothers purchased the rights to the Scot Harvath series of thrillers and Thor's The Athena Project, with intentions to develop movie franchises for themselves.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Matthew on April 03, 2019

Better than the more recent Thor offerings, but not quite up to the level I enjoyed with his first few books. I like to check out political thrillers from time to time. I enjoy the action and the intrigue. I understand that since they are political, they will touch on some topics related to the turbu......more

Goodreads review by Kimberly on July 09, 2014

One of the things that I find so thrilling about Thor’s novels is that the scenarios he describes and technology used by his characters often show up in the real news over the next 12-18 months. So you know he’s done his research thoroughly and crafted a story that, while it is fiction, feels comple......more

Goodreads review by Eric on August 07, 2014

After reading my first Thor book, Black List, I was primed to enjoy another. What a disappointment this was. The story line was predictable and somewhat unbelievable. Most most offensive was the author's use of a novel to lay out his right wing beliefs. I have no issue with novels having a point of......more

Goodreads review by Houstonguy7777 on July 22, 2014

As a huge fan of Brad Thor I was very excited about this one! The book kept me interested from the first page and it was hard to put down. I really enjoyed the story and the writing. The only complaint is that I felt the ending was lacking and just felt a little rushed.......more

Goodreads review by G.H. on July 05, 2017

The Chinese are out of natural resources and decide to secretly grab America's. They plan to launch an attack, blame it on a terrorist organization, and when America is in ruins and depopulated, make claim to the country based on outstanding, unpaid loans. It's kind of a clever conceit. The action is......more