The Lions of Lucerne

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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.

What Customers Say About The Lions of Lucerne:

Let me preface this review by what I expect from political and espionage stories. Right. Forsyth, Silva, DeMille, Clancy, Morell - they do a phenomenal job of that. This book was so far away from believable, I rolled my eyes countless times.

The book is just silly. Sure. But one man survived, the main character. I don't want to rant anymore, but I'm "one-and-done" with Thor. And for the rest of the book, he is the luckiest son of a bitch alive. I want the author to conduct thorough research that supports the plot and make the plot plausible.

That could happen. He has a cool last name, but that's where it ends. This author doesn't. The president's entire detail is killed in a man-made avalanche and the terrorists kidnap the president.

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. I have read other books by Mr Thor and found them intriguing so I decided to get the one that started it all. 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] The tactics were plausible and fun to follow. 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.

I will definitely read the next books in the series. Since this is a first novel, I'm sure the others will be better. This book was pretty good. It reminded me a lot of the Mitch Rapp series by Vince Flynn, but not quite as good.

this was a good book, it made me purchase a second book and read more.

However, being the completist that I am, I would recommend that you find out where and when special agent Scot Harvath got his start by reading this book. I am currently halfway through the sequel - Path of the Assassin - and I cannot emphasize enough how much better the sequel is.I do not want this review to be too disparaging, but compared to his more recent work - this book falls a bit short of the high bar that Brad Thor has set for himself since. The Lions of Lucerne was Brad Thor's first book and it introduced the world to special agent/ex-Navy SEAL Scot Harvath.This is not a bad book, but I really wanted to like it more than I did. The dialogue is a bit week and the story is a bit convoluted; however, it is a great entry point into this amazing series.