The Lions of Lucerne

In a daring and chilling debut, Brad Thor draws us into a sinister labyrinth of political intrigue and international terrorism, serving up an explosive cocktail of unrelenting action -- and a shattering climax -- as one man is pushed to the edge.

On the snow-covered slopes of Utah, the unthinkable has just become a nightmarish reality: thirty Secret Service agents have been viciously executed and the vacationing president of the United States is kidnapped by one of the most lethal terrorist organizations in the Middle East -- the dreaded Fatah.

But one man, surviving agent and ex-Navy SEAL Scot Harvath, doesn't believe the Fatah is responsible for the attack. Driven by his professional code of duty and honor -- and a solemn vow to avenge his fallen comrades -- Scot creates his own rules to get some answers. But his search for the truth raises the blood pressure of his superiors...and casts his own life in mortal jeopardy. The deadly machinations have been set in motion by a shadowy coalition, comprising some of the highest-ranking officials in government and business -- men who operate above the law, men who realize the threat Scot poses to their hidden agenda...men who will do anything to stop him.

Now framed for murder and on the run, Scot goes for broke and takes his own brand of justice to the unlikeliest place of all -- the towering mountains of Switzerland. It is there that he finds an improbable ally in the beautiful Claudia Mueller of the Swiss Federal Attorney's Office. Together they must brave the subzero temperatures and sheer heights of treacherous Mount Pilatus -- and enter the den of the most notorious team of professional killers the world has ever known.

If you are looking for technical data to get lost in and very, very clichéd characters then go read Clancy, but if you want a BELIEVABLE story, with enough details to make it interesting yet doesn't read like a technical manual or a story from a highschooler then go read this book!

All I can say I can't wait to read the newest book.


Page turner.   November 3, 2002
Wilma Morgel (Roseburg, OR United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This auther has a great style and puts out a book good to the last period.


Relentless Thriller   September 29, 2008
James E. Snyder (Selinsgrove,Pa USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This was my first Brad Thor novel and I absolutely loved it from cover to cover. This book had amazing action and adventure sometimes maybe a little over the top but hey it is a work of fiction. Scott Harvath is a great character, very resoureful but yet not a comic book superhero like some fictional characters are. As any novel that deals with politics it is going to have its down time(ie: The Bourne Identity which is one of my favorite books) but it was short and right back to the fast past action. If you are looking for a great political thriller that you can actually follow you will not be disappointed with this novel.


Hooked from the beginning   May 25, 2009
Edd Voss (Springdale Wa)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I have read other books by Mr Thor and found them intriguing so I decided to get the one that started it all. What a fun read, adventure novel, political thriller, and travel book all rolled into one. His ability to capture the essence of a place is remarkable, I could almost smell the Schnitzel and the chocolate as he took me down the streets of Lucerne. The cold winds on the mountains were biting my cheek as I read the skiing sequences, Though I have to admit it has been a while since I have done a lot of skiing and some of the slang has changed and I had spend a minute or two figuring some of it out. The tactics were plausible and fun to follow. Since this is a novel I could deal with the amount of damage that poor Scot Harvath had to endure, SEALs are some of the toughest people on earth but even they have their limits.
Now all I have to do is fill in the gaps between this and The First Commandment: A Thriller [1ST COMMANDMENT] [Mass Market Paperback]