Path of the Assassin: A Thriller
by Brad Thor
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Scot Harvath series and "heir to Tom Clancy and Robert Ludlum" (Chicago Tribune) returns with this unputdownable, white-knuckled thriller following the Secret Service agent as he's on the trail of the world's most ruthless terrorist.
After rescuing the President from kidnappers in Thor's roaring debut, The Lions of Lucerne, Secret Service agent Scot Harvath shifts his attentions to rooting out, capturing, or killing all those responsible for the plot. As he prepares to close out his list, a bloody and twisted trail of clues points toward one man--the world's most dangerous terrorist.
Only one problem remains: Harvath and his CIA-led team have no idea what the man looks like. With no alternative, they are forced to recruit a civilian--a woman who has survived a brutal hijacking and is now the only person who can positively identify their quarry. From the burning deserts of North Africa to the winding streets of Rome, Harvath must brave a maelstrom of bloodshed and deception before the world is engulfed in flames.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781982148188
- Binding
- Paperback
- Authors
- Brad Thor
- Publisher
- Atria Books
- Published Date
- June 2, 2020
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 400
- Physical Info
- 1.1 in H x 8 in L x 5.3 in W (0.8 lb)
As the Lions of Lucerne, Thor's first novel, concludes the reader is clear that there is much unfinished business ahead. That is what this book is all about. Bringing those that need to be brought to justice to that end, one way or another.As the story continues, there are attacks in the Middle East on Moslem places of worship for which an extremist group called The Hand of God takes the credit. While these attacks move the Arab countries closer to war with Isreal, it is clear to some that a shadowy figure by the name of Hashim Nidal is the one behind the attacks. Hashim is the son of Abu Nidal and is also one of the masterminds of the kidnapping of the President of the United States and the slaughter of almost all of his Secret Service protection. One problem for those trying to track him down is that no one knows what he looks like other than he has "silver" eyes. Scott Harvath, the lone SS Agent to survive the attack has looked into those eyes and nearly failed to live to tell the story. Others are not so fortunate. Fans of the CIA will not be happy with the pattern of ineptitude that is painted concerning their part of the undertaking, but every hero must have his hurdles to overcome and the CIA is clearly one of them for Harvath. The story moves around various parts of the world as the cycle of violence grows and the danger of all out war in the Middle East builds. This has all of the bells and whistles of the first book with some new and interesting characters and the liklihood that the whole story has still not been told. That is very good news for Thor fans.
I thought the plot premise was excellent. An unknown assassin that no one knows what they look like. The first 75% of the book was very good. The end was a little lacking and anticlimactic. After the Scot encounters the assassin, the rest of the book is a little too-farfetched for me. The escape from Libya was awesome, however the idea that a special agent is going to partner with a civilian to capture a highly trained and dangerous killer was not very believable.Overall a good book but the ending could have been better. Overall I thought the Lions of Lucerne was better.After reading the first three chapters for State of the Union in the prologue. I will definitely be reading that next!I read Black Ice first which was my first introduction to this series. I thought that was excellent. Now I'm making my way through the rest of the series starting with Lions of Lucerne, Path of the Assassin, and next up State of the Union.
While there is plenty of action, there are leaps in logical progressions.I was also bothered by the lack of discipline and respect for colleagues in the narrative
I loved every moment of the intrigue from the beginning to the end. Three days of intense reading was a great treat!
Great lead in to second book. Intriguing, a bit of a slow start but picks up as you go and characters are established
