Bradley George "Brad" Thor, Jr. (born August 21, 1969) is an American thriller novelist,[2] author of The Lions of Lucerne, Path of the Assassin, State of the Union, Blowback, Takedown, The First Commandment, The Last Patriot, The Apostle, Foreign Influence, The Athena Project, Full Black, Black List, Hidden Order, Act of War, Code of Conduct and Foreign Agent. His latest novel in the Harvath series, Use of Force, released in June 2017. Thor's novels have been published in countries around the world. He also contributed a short story entitled "The Athens Solution" to the James Patterson-edited anthology, Thriller. Thor also makes frequent appearances on Fox News and The Blaze.
The Last Patriot was nominated for "Best Thriller of the Year" by the International Thriller Writers Association.[3] His novel Blowback was voted by National Public Radio listeners as one of the "100 Best Ever" Killer Thrillers.[4][5] Thor ranked #26 on Richtopia's list of 200 "Most Influential Authors in the World". Thor was born and raised in Chicago, and lived in Park City, Utah for eight years.[8]
Thor is a graduate of the Sacred Heart Schools, the Francis W. Parker School (Chicago), and the University of Southern California (cum laude), where he studied creative writing under author T.C. Boyle. In an interview with the Daily Caller, Thor revealed that he is a participant in a Department of Homeland Security program designed to identify targets for terrorism.[27] Described by Thor as the "Analytical Red Cell Unit", the program uses creative thinkers from outside of Washington, D.C. to create possible terrorism scenarios for the government. The creative individuals work with members of the government, military, and intelligence community. Thor describes Red Cell as the "Las Vegas" of government programs, saying "what happens in Red Cell, stays in Red Cell."
My Opinion: Will read my first of his books (Act of War) shortly. (8/2017) Just finished Code of Conduct. Hero is just too good to be true. Killed 100's of bad guys, never even had a hangnail. Won't red any more.
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