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PublisherAtria/Emily Bestler Books

ISBN-10147678938X

ISBN-139781476789385

eBay Product ID (ePID)18038386295

Product Key Features

Book TitleUse of Force : a Thriller

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicThrillers / Espionage, Thrillers / General, Thrillers / Suspense, Thrillers / Political, Political, Thrillers / Terrorism

Publication Year2017

GenreFiction

AuthorBrad Thor

Book SeriesThe Scot Harvath Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight19.6 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2017-295325

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsPure thriller gold...well conceived, perfectly timed...elegantly paced, harking back to the best of masters like Alistair MacLean and David Morrell., When you pick up a novel by Brad Thor, you should prepare to become fully immersed in the machinations and inner workings of modern-day counterterrorism operations . . . . I sleep better at night knowing that peole like Thor and Harvath are out there doing what the rest of us are unable to do to keep our world safe., No one writes a better thriller than Brad Thor--and USE OF FORCE...will be viewed by many as his very best.

Series Volume Number16

Dewey Decimal813.6

SynopsisFrom #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal b estselling author Brad Thor comes "his latest pulse-pounding adventure" ( The Real Book Spy ) that follows covert operative Scot Harvath as he is called upon to stop an ISIS-led plot to destroy the Vatican. As a storm rages across the Mediterranean Sea, a terrifying distress call is made to the Italian Coast Guard. Days later, a body washes ashore. Identified as a high value terrorism suspect (who had disappeared three years prior), his name sends panic through the Central Intelligence Agency. Where was he headed? What was he planning? And could he be connected to the "spectacular attack" they have been fearing all summer? In a race against time, the CIA taps an unorthodox source to get answers: Navy SEAL turned covert counterterrorism operative, Scot Harvath. Hired on a black contract, Harvath will provide the deniability the United States needs, while he breaks every rule along the way. Teeming with fascinating characters and electrifying intrigue, Brad Thor does it again and proves why he is known around-the-world as the master of thrillers., "With his latest pulse-pounding adventure, Brad Thor puts the rest of the genre on notice-- Use of Force is the thriller to beat in 2017."--The Real Book Spy From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor. As a storm rages across the Mediterranean Sea, a terrifying distress call is made to the Italian Coast Guard. Days later, a body washes ashore. Identified as a high value terrorism suspect (who had disappeared three years prior), his name sends panic through the Central Intelligence Agency. Where was he headed? What was he planning? And could he be connected to the "spectacular attack" they have been fearing all summer? In a race against time, the CIA taps an unorthodox source to get answers: Navy SEAL turned covert counterterrorism operative, Scot Harvath. Hired on a black contract, Harvath will provide the deniability the United States needs, while he breaks every rule along the way. Packed with pulse-pounding action, fascinating characters, and electrifying intrigue, Brad Thor does it again and proves why he is known around the world as the "Master of Thrillers."

LC Classification NumberPS3620.H75