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America has just unwittingly drawn the world's deadliest enemy to its doorstep. After years without a terrorist attack on American soil, one group has picked the 4th July weekend to pull out all the stops. In a perfectly executed attack, all the bridges and tunnels leading into and out of Manhattan are destroyed just as thousands of commuters begin their holiday exodus. With domestic efforts focused on search and rescue, a deadly team of highly-trained foreign soldiers methodically makes its way through the city with the sole objective of locating one of their own - a man so powerful that America will do anything to keep him hidden. Scot Harvath is now the USA's only hope. Fighting his way through the burning streets of Manhattan, he must mount his own operation to locate a man the US government refuses to admit even exists ...
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Brad Thor, a graduate of the University of Southern California, has served as a member of the Department of Homeland Security's Analytic Red Cell Programme, a think tank established to brainstorm possible threats to America's national security. He is the author of the bestselling thrillers, THE LIONS OF LUCERNE, PATH OF THE ASSASSIN, STATE OF THE UNION, BLOWBACK, TAKEDOWN, THE FIRST COMMANDMENT and THE LAST PATRIOT. Visit www.BradThor.com
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A terror attack on 4th July seals off Manhattan and a select few know there is more to the attack as a number of ultra secret intelligence nodes are taken out. Ex-Seal Scott Harvath happens to be close by and assembles a team of ex special forces misfits to track down the real target that his own Government are refusing to admit exists.
Let's face it, you won't buy this if you are a peace loving flower presser, so I assume you like fast moving action with somewhat traditional heroes and bad guys. Well this is a right wing pro special forces and anti soft Government but it does stretch the credibility a bit and you need to suspend a bit of logic too. The trouble is, Harvath is a tough ex-Seal but this book gives him very little real character. If you take Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp, he is a powderkeg of passion and belief whereas Harvath is just a very competent soldier. The Muslem bad guys are a bit too obvious, the main one likes young boys which is a lazy plot device to make us hate him and wish him evil, the SF misfits was a great idea but not really well delivered, they could have had real personalities but generally their problems become ignored in the pace of the plot. The one exception being the female, Tracy, but in the end she became a lazy plot device too.
So a bit superficial, but it delivers what it says on the box, the shame is that it could have delivered it so much better.
Let's face it, you won't buy this if you are a peace loving flower presser, so I assume you like fast moving action with somewhat traditional heroes and bad guys. Well this is a right wing pro special forces and anti soft Government but it does stretch the credibility a bit and you need to suspend a bit of logic too. The trouble is, Harvath is a tough ex-Seal but this book gives him very little real character. If you take Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp, he is a powderkeg of passion and belief whereas Harvath is just a very competent soldier. The Muslem bad guys are a bit too obvious, the main one likes young boys which is a lazy plot device to make us hate him and wish him evil, the SF misfits was a great idea but not really well delivered, they could have had real personalities but generally their problems become ignored in the pace of the plot. The one exception being the female, Tracy, but in the end she became a lazy plot device too.
So a bit superficial, but it delivers what it says on the box, the shame is that it could have delivered it so much better.
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
What a fantastic return to form for Brad Thor after The Lions of Lucerne which was one of the most atmospheric books I have ever read I thought he could not match it and I was certainly right for a long time. Path of The Assassin was a by the numbers thriller boring and very little to recommend it and then State of The Union almost turned me right off Mr.Thor.
The story is one of tension, excitement and to some extent rather plausible with America finally having had enough of terrorist attacks and taking the law into their own hands by kidnapping Al-Qaeda's top bombmaker, only for the terrorists to launch a 9/11 style attack on American soil and turning New York into an Island by blowing up bridges and tunnels in an attempt to retrieve their captured colleague. I cannot recommend this book highly enough and safe to say will be buying more of Mr.Thor's books again.
The story is one of tension, excitement and to some extent rather plausible with America finally having had enough of terrorist attacks and taking the law into their own hands by kidnapping Al-Qaeda's top bombmaker, only for the terrorists to launch a 9/11 style attack on American soil and turning New York into an Island by blowing up bridges and tunnels in an attempt to retrieve their captured colleague. I cannot recommend this book highly enough and safe to say will be buying more of Mr.Thor's books again.
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Fabulous storyline - shame about the ending!
One of the best from the author - exciting story,credible, fast paced - but why oh why end it on such a downer? Read more
Published on 6 April 2009 by David Fisher
Very poor
Gave up after about 70 pages - very poor stuff, cliched stock characters, childish dialogue, an insult to the intelligence - if you like good thrillers avoid this author.
Published on 1 Aug 2008 by George Rodger
Tom- North Shields
Bought this book in America- on the 4th July- the day the story actuals starts. Believable storyline regarding planned attack in Manhattan. Read more
Published on 24 Aug 2007 by Ms. J. M. Simpson
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