Backlash (Scott Harvath, #19)

Posted on 16 July 2017 by Brad Thor

Raw emotion, nonstop action, and relentless pacing makes Backlash another one night read from Brad Thor, who delivers the book to beat in 2019 The Real Book Spy 1 New York Times, 1 Wall Street Journal, and 1 Publishers Weekly bestselling author Brad Thor is back with his most gripping thriller yet In ancient texts, there are stories about men who struck from the shadows, seemingly beyond the reach of death itself These men were considered part angel, part demon Their loyalty was to their families, their friends, and their kings You crossed these men at your peril And once crossed, there was no crossing back.They were fearless men of honor who have been known throughout history by different names Spartan, Viking, Samurai.Today, men like these still strike from the shadows They are highly prized intelligence agents, military operatives, and assassins.One man is all three.Two days ago, that man was crossed badly.Now, far from home and surrounded by his enemy, Scot Harvath must battle his way out.With no support, no cavalry coming, and no one even aware of where he is, it will take everything he has ever learned to survive.But survival isn t enough Harvath wants revenge.In the most explosive novel Brad Thor has ever written, page after captivating page of action, intrigue, loyalty, and betrayal will keep you hooked until the very last sentence. Read Backlash (Scott Harvath, #19) By Brad Thor – kino-fada.fr Everything he s ever done has led him to this moment By now, readers know his story Former Navy SEAL Scot Harvath cut his teeth with SEAL Team Two, the cold weather specialists, before joining the Navy s storied SEAL Team Six, where he eventually assisted on a maritime presidential detail catching the eye of the Secret Service.After Harvath had spent a brief amount of time with the Secret Service, the president, in an effort to hit back at the terrorists who pledged jihad against America, made Everything he s ever done has led him to this moment By now, readers know his story Former Navy SEAL Scot Harvath cut his teeth with SEAL Team Two, the cold weather specialists, before joining the Navy s storied SEAL Team Six, where he eventually assisted on a maritime presidential detail catching the eye of the Secret Service.After Harvath had spent a brief amount of time with the Secret Service, the president, in an effort to hit back at the terrorists who pledged jihad against America, made Harvath the leader of a top secret program called the Apex Project wher...Another summer, another Scot Harvath book And that s not a bad thing because Thor is as reliable as the Fourth of July Backlash contains everything readers have come to expect from a Thor novel intrigue, corruption, Harvath s invicibility after getting the smithereens beaten out of him, los...Harvath goes hardcore this time around He s motivated for revenge and he has the skills to make it happen There s no question that you ll feel for the protagonist by the end of this book You ll also be entirely sure yo...A Brad Thor fan will recognize the opening scenario with shock and it s a roller coaster ride of survival from there Planes helo crashes, firefights, wolves at the door, emotionally physically beaten, it s Harvath in survival mode en extremis Reader becomes empathetically linked, feels the icy crystals in the face and numbing arctic cold and urges the protagonist onward It s quintessential Scot Harvath, climbing out of the abyss, thinking of a solution to every new problem He never giv A Brad Thor fan will recognize the opening scenario with shock and it s a roller coaster ride of survival from there Planes helo crashes, firefights, wolves at the door, emotionally physically beaten, it s Harvath in survival mode en extremis Reader becomes empathetically linked, feels the icy crystals in the face and numbing arctic cold and urges the protagonist onward It s quintessential Scot Harvath, climbing out of the abyss, thinking of a solution to every new problem He never gives up, never gives in Rage is the empowerment fuel You ll see old the Old Hands from previous novels on deck all with one thought Harvath would risk all to come for them He was family and they aren t leaving him behind enemy lines Thor has captured the true essence of what a SEAL thinks, the grit, determination, the focus on mission, the ramped up survival skills, and the brotherhood It s a fight every step of the way, with a stunning kill ratio wolves count too This is a story of justice, not just re...The latest Harvath installment is an incredible read, and fans of the espionage thriller genre will lose sleep racing toward its conclusion This tale compels readers to venture through most every human emotion as they ride along, alternately cheering its heroes and wishing ill and misfortune on the villains If you haven t preordered this book, you re only cheating yourself For readers of 2018 s release, SPYMASTER, this is the book you ve been waiting for to save you from that last cliffhanger The latest Harvath installment is an incredible read, and fans of the espionage thriller genre will lose sleep racing toward its conclusion This tale compels readers to venture through most every human emotion as they ride along, alternately cheering its heroes and wishing ill and misfortune on the villains If you haven t preordered this book, you re only cheating yourself For readers of 2018 s release, SPYMASTER, this is the book you ve been waiting for to save you from that last cliffhanger I assure you it s been well worth the wait, but there s no way you saw this story coming Thor s newest novel in this series is fresh, timely, and relevant Despite being the 19th in the ongoing Scot Harvath saga, it s also a great introduction to this universe for new readers He s done a terrific job of making this an excellent standalone story that an unfamiliar audience will enjoy almost as much as his most obsessed superfans By des...If I ever find myself trapped behind enemy lines, with a family member kidnapped by a foreign national, or simply on the verge of being mugged on the streets of New York City, the one person I would want around to save the day would be Scot Harvath Having been pretty much the central figure of what now amounts to 19 books, Harvath represents the type of brash, cowboy up heroics that has become a dying breed in both our world and the world of fiction.Brad Thor is another hero of mine He is a be If I ever find myself trapped behind enemy lines, with a family member kidnapped by a foreign national, or simply on the verge of being mugged on the streets of New York City, the one person I would want around to save the day would be Scot Harvath Having been pretty much the central figure of what now amounts to 19 books, Harvath represents the type of brash, cowboy up heroics that has become a dying breed in both our world and the world of fiction.Brad Thor is another hero of mine He is a beacon of conservative light in a literary field mostly made up of authors with contrary positions In the crazy world in which we presently live, this makes me appreciate Thor evenHis latest novel, BACKLASH, is filled with classic U.S vs Russia gameplay that makes you feel as if it was written at the height of the Cold War, well supplanted in the Reag...Beyond Stunning Work Remembering how the last book ended, I thought we would be thrust back into that scene at the beginning of this book Oh boy was I wrong We were yanked into the crazy aftermath, and only fully understood what happened later I loved this unique style, and it added a layer of instability that made this read evenpowerful Brad Thor has taken Backlash to a whole new dimension We see Harvath is a situation he s never been in My heart was pounding the whole time contempl Beyond Stunning Work Remembering how the last book ended, I thought we would be thrust back into that scene at the beginning of this book Oh boy was I wrong We were yanked into the crazy aftermath, and only fully understood what happened later I loved this unique style, and it added a layer of instability that made this read evenpowerful Brad Thor has taken Backlash to a whole new dimension We see Harvath is a situation he s never been in My heart was pounding the...Well worth the wait As intense and brutal as the book starts, it only goes higher from there Harvath stops at nothing to do what he has to do to bring as much pain to those who did him wrong Devastating and hea...WowI ve read all of these books This is best one in the series I ve read in years Gut wrenching Suspenseful Exciting It s awesome.SUBJECT READER REVIEW WITH PLOT SPOILERS FOLLOWS Okay, from where I sit we ve got two primary action thriller enterprises in modern fiction novels the Mitch Rapp dynasty and the Scot Harvath dynasty Now the Clancy Universe tried to make Jack Ryan another such thing, but Junior ain t got the chops for the really bad ass mothers of the world Hell, Scot Harvath got so pissed over the fucking Russians killing his bride of one hour Lara Cordero Harvath that he killed and scalped every last one of SUBJECT READER REVIEW WITH PLOT SPOILERS FOLLOWS Okay, from where I sit we ve got two primary action thriller enterprises in modern fiction novels the Mitch Rapp dynasty and the Scot Harvath dynasty Now the Clancy Universe tried to make Jack Ryan another such thing, but Junior ain t got the chops for the really bad ass mothers of the world Hell, Scot Harvath got so pissed over the fucking Russians killing his bride of one hour Lara Cordero Harvath that he killed and scalped every last one of the team Now that s truly bad ass left em hanging for the ...Hip deep into the Scot Harvath series, Brad Thor continues to deliver poignant novels that pull the reader into the middle of the political and espionage driven world of today When local authorities are called to a rural community in New Hampshire, they discover four bodies, carelessly slain The names raise a red flag in the Intelligence community, beginning calls high up the chain of command With ties to all those slain, one name being suggested as a potential shooter is Scot Harvath, but co Hip deep into the Scot Harvath series, Brad Thor continues to deliver poignant novels that pull the reader into the middle of the political and espionage driven world of today When local authorities are called to a rural community in New Hampshire, they discover four bodies, carelessly slain The names raise a red flag in the Intelligence community, beginning calls high up the chain of command With ties to all those slain, one name being suggested as a potential shooter is Scot Harvath, but could he really have killed these people It turns out not, as Harvath is aboard a covert pl...I enjoy Scott Harvath tales but I have to admit this one had several details that grated.The basics of Harvath being a hard ass operator are all there.Three things really irked me 1 Semi spoiler The primary antagonist a guy who is former Spetsnaz code named Wagner.Thor insists on making this guy a Russian some sort of obsessed fan boy of Nazi SS Seriously This just seems lazy Sure the Nazis and SS are everybody s favorite boogie man But why Russians have plenty of nasty evil pe I enjoy Scott Harvath tales but I have to admit this one had several details that grated.The basics of Harvath being a hard ass operator are all there.Three things really irked me 1 Semi spoiler The primary antagonist a guy who is former Spetsnaz code named Wagner.Thor insists on making this guy a Russian some sort of obsessed fan boy of Nazi SS Seriously This just seems lazy Sure the Nazis and SS are everybody s favorite boogie man But why Russians have plenty of nasty evil people in their history that a true Russian nationalist could emulate than the guys who helped kill 27 million Russians during WWII One thi...I have to start by saying that I think this might very well be the best installment in the Scot Harvath series And it s hard for me to make a blanket statement like that because of the fact that there are so many incredible Scot Harvath books And, while I ve thoroughly enjoyed each and every one of them, this one delivered a hit to literally all the feels, and left me feeling like I was just lucky enough to have finished what may quite possibly be a masterpiece in the action thriller genreT I have to start by saying that I think this might very well be the best installment in the Scot Harvath series And it s hard for me to make a blanket statement like that because of the fact that there are so many incredible Scot Harvath books And, while I ve thoroughly enjoyed each and every one of them, this one delivered a hit to literally all the feels, and left me feeling like I was just lucky enough to have finished what may quite possibly be a masterpiece in the action thriller genreThere were all the same ingredients that Thor is famous for the intense high speed action, the edge of your seat clif...19 in the Scot Harvath series Scot spelled with one t regardless of the Goodreads listing This 2019 series entry from author Brad Thor picks up why the previous novel Spymaster 2018 left off In Spymaster, Reed Carlton, suffering from Alzheimer s, wanted to retire and wanted Scot to take over the Carlton Group Backlash starts with four dead bodies, including Reed s, in a NH safe house and Scot is missing Eventually the government finds that Scot has been kidnapped by Russian agents and 19 in the Scot Harvath series Scot spelled with one t regardless of the Goodreads listing This 2019 series entry from author Brad Thor picks up why the previous novel Spymaster 2018 left off In Spymaster, Reed Carlton, suffering from Alzheimer s, wanted to retire and wanted Scot to take over the Carlton Group Backlash starts with four dead bodies, including Reed s, in a NH safe house and Scot is missing Eventually the government finds that Scot has been kidnapped by Russian agents and spirited to the Murmansk Oblast where the transport plane has crashed In dual story arcs, plans are made to rescue Scot and Scot plans to escape to freedom An exciting read.As a strong minded president works to cleanse the CIA of deadwood, the Carlton Group functions as his lifeboat, discreetly carrying out sensitive national security actions utilizing black ops while providing the president with plausible deniability As it had done in Crimea, Russia planned to take back all of its former territory It ...

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16 July 2017

Brad Thor