Brad Thor

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Brad Thor
Brad Thor signing books Half Price Books Texas USA July 2013.jpg
Thor at a book signing in 2013
Born (1969-08-21) August 21, 1969 (age 55)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
PeriodModern
Genre Spy novel, thriller, faction
Notable worksScot Harvath Series
Website
bradthor.com

Bradley George Thor Jr. (born August 21, 1969)[ citation needed ] is an American thriller novelist. [1] He is the author of The Lions of Lucerne , The First Commandment , The Last Patriot , and other novels. His latest novel in the Harvath series, Shadow of Doubt, will release in August 2024. 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.

Contents

The Last Patriot was nominated for "Best Thriller of the Year" by the International Thriller Writers Association. [2] [ non-primary source needed ] His novel Blowback was voted by National Public Radio listeners as one of the "100 Best Ever" Killer Thrillers. [3] [4]

Early life

Thor was born and raised in Chicago, and lived in Park City, Utah for eight years. [5]

Thor is a graduate of the Sacred Heart Schools, Francis W. Parker School, and the University of Southern California ( cum laude ), where he studied creative writing under author T.C. Boyle. [6] [ non-primary source needed ]

Politics

Views

Thor is a member of The Heritage Foundation and has spoken at their national headquarters on the need for robust missile defense. [7] [ non-primary source needed ]

Media

Thor is a regular contributor to the Glenn Beck television program and has appeared on other Fox News Channel shows, as well as on CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, and PBS to discuss terrorism and parallels between his novels and real threats facing the world today.

In May 2016, he made speculative comments on the Glenn Beck radio show about Donald Trump that appeared to offer conditional support for violence against him if Trump were elected and did something that he felt endangered the country. Thor denied the comments were a call for assassination. [8]

2020 presidential campaign

Thor announced his candidacy for President of the United States in the 2020 election but on July 5, 2018, Thor decided against running and left the Republican Party, becoming an independent, citing frustration with the Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump. [9]

Bibliography

Scot Harvath series

  1. The Lions of Lucerne (2002, ISBN   0-7434-3673-3)
  2. Path of the Assassin (2003, ISBN   0-7434-3675-X)
  3. State of the Union (2004, ISBN   0-7434-3677-6)
  4. Blowback (2005, ISBN   0-7432-7115-7)
  5. Takedown (2006, ISBN   0-7432-7118-1)
  6. The First Commandment (2007, ISBN   1-4165-4379-1)
  7. The Last Patriot (2008, ISBN   1-4165-4383-X)
  8. The Apostle (2009, ISBN   1-4165-8657-1)
  9. Foreign Influence (2010, ISBN   1-4165-8659-8)
  10. Full Black (2011, ISBN   1-4165-8661-X)
  11. Black List (2012, ISBN   1-4391-9298-7)
  12. Hidden Order (2013, ISBN   1-4767-1709-5)
  13. Act of War (2014, ISBN   1-4767-1712-5)
  14. Code of Conduct (2015, ISBN   9781476717159)
  15. Foreign Agent (2016, ISBN   1-4767-8935-5)
  16. Use of Force (2017, ISBN   9781476789385)
  17. Spymaster (2018, ISBN   1-4767-8941-X)
  18. Backlash (2019, ISBN   9781982104030)
  19. Near Dark (2020, ISBN   9781982104061)
  20. Black Ice (2021, ISBN   9781982104122}
  21. Rising Tiger (2022)
  22. Dead Fall (2023)
  23. Shadow of Doubt (2024)
  24. Edge of Honor (2025)

The Athena Project Series

  1. The Athena Project (2010, ISBN   1-4391-9295-2)

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