The First Commandment (novel)

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The First Commandment
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Author Brad Thor
Cover artistLarry Rostant
Country United States
Language English
SeriesScot Harvath
Genre Spy, Thriller novel
Publisher Pocket Books
Publication date
July 2007
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages451 pp (First edition)
ISBN 978-1416543794
Preceded byTakedown 
Followed by The Last Patriot  

The First Commandment is a 2007 spy thriller novel written by Brad Thor. [1] It was Thor's sixth book preceded by Takedown, and was followed by The Last Patriot . It features his fictional character Scot Harvath. It was first published by Pocket Books in the United States in July 2007, in hardback and paperback.

Contents

Plot

This novel starts with five highly dangerous detainees pulled out from their cells in Guantanamo Bay detention camp, stripped off their jumpsuits and changed into civilian clothes. That includes a dangerous man named Phillipe Rousard.

Six months later, Rousard attempted to murder Scot Harvath's girlfriend, Tracy, but left her severely incapacitated. and uses blood to paint his house door red. After the president's order to stay away from this case, Scot plans his own mission to kill Rousard. As time passes by, Rousard slowly harms the people closest to Scot using his own version of the Ten Plagues.

Reception

Kirkus Reviews called The First Commandment "Incessant action and artless narration for G. Gordon Liddy fans." [2] while Publishers Weekly wrote "It's a long, violent, shoot-'em-up, blow-'em-up pulse-pounder that will leave Thor's fans cheering and begging for more." [3] The South Utah Independent noted it "is eerily prescient of the Bowe Bergdahl prisoner exchange" and "All in all, it is an excellent mystery/thriller, and definitely worth your time." [4]

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References

  1. Ayres, Jeff (July 19, 2007). "Brad Thor is an expert on plots -- in writing novels and the war on terror". Seattle Post-Intelligencer . Hearst Corporation . Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  2. "The First Commandment". Kirkus Reviews . Kirkus Media LLC. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  3. "The First Commandment". Publishers Weekly . PWxyz LLC. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  4. Rogers, Rich (3 January 2015). "Book Review: 'The First Commandment' by Brad Thor". The Independent. Retrieved 14 July 2015.