Foreign Agent: A Thriller

Brad Thor

Jun 2016 · The Scot Harvath Series Book 15 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

“The best thriller of the year...an exciting and entertaining read.” —The Washington Times

“A top-notch thriller.” —Bill O’Reilly

From #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor—a brilliant thriller as “current as tomorrow’s headlines” (Dan Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author). Terrorism in Europe has spun out of control. The United States has decided on a dramatic response. Now, the CIA needs a very special kind of operative.

Scot Harvath has exactly the skills the CIA is looking for. He’s a former U.S. Navy SEAL with extensive experience in espionage. Working for a private intelligence company, he will provide the CIA, and more important, the President, with absolute deniability.

But deep within the Russian Caucasus, Moscow also has its own special kind of operative. As a child, Sacha Baseyev endured an unimaginable horror. Today, he lives and breathes for only one reason—to kill. And he will kill as many Americans as it takes to accomplish his mission.

When a clandestine American operations team is ambushed near Syria, all signs point toward a dangerous informant in Brussels. But as Harvath searches for the man, he uncovers another actor—a rogue player hell-bent on forcing America’s hand and drawing it into a confrontation deadlier than anyone could have imagined.

As the attacks mount, and terror is brought to the very doorstep of the White House, Harvath finds himself in the race of his life. From Vienna, Brussels, and Berlin, to Malta, Jordan, and Syria—he will push himself beyond the edge in order to confront one of the greatest evils the world has ever known.

Ratings and reviews

I've been reading Thor since high school starting with Lions. However, for the past 5 years I simply read him out of loyalty and continuity for the character. It's a constant disappointment at the level of assumptions he makes, lack of depth, and quick summaries of concepts and scenarios that if elaborated could make for very compelling and complex elements of the stories. Each time a Harvath novel comes out I stop what I'm reading to take up the latest novel and each time I'm left feeling let down. I've read every Thor novel and I think to myself, "Maybe I should just stop comparing Thor to Tom Clancy?" Ultimately, I wish Thor would get out of this "release a book every year schedule" and take time to develop a truly awesome novel I know he's capable of, because we've witnessed it before. Maybe next years will be better...

I read this on my return from a six-month post in Jordan. We spent a lot of time out and about, exploring that country and it's neighbors. Brad's descriptions of places and peoples are spot-on. He nails the King's persona in the final scene. If you know the King at all, you can definitely see him doing just what Brad describes. Likewise with other characters and locations. A great, fun read.

This one really hits on all cylinders, keeps the action going nonstop and delivers as completely satisfying a chapter in Scot Harvath's life as we've seen in the entire series. Don't miss this one!

About the author

Brad Thor is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-four thrillers, including Shadow of Doubt, Black Ice (ThrillerFix Best Thriller of the Year), Near Dark (one of Suspense Magazine’s Best Books of the Year), Backlash (nominated for the Barry Award for Best Thriller of the Year), Spymaster (named “One of the all-time best thriller novels” —The Washington Times), The Last Patriot (nominated Best Thriller of the Year by the International Thriller Writers association), and Blowback (one of the “Top 100 Killer Thrillers of All Time” —NPR). Visit his website at BradThor.com and follow him on Facebook @BradThorOfficial, on Instagram @RealBradThor, and on X @BradThor.