The Apostle: A Thriller

Every politician has a secret. And when the daughter of a politically-connected family is kidnapped abroad, America’s new president will agree to anything – even a deadly and ill-advised rescue plan – in order to keep his secret hidden.

“The Apostle: A Thriller” Master of suspense and #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor returns with his most riveting international thriller yet.

A new administration and a new approach to dealing with America’s enemies have left covert counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath without a job. But when American doctor Julia Gallo is kidnapped in Afghanistan, the terms of her ransom leave the president with only one course of action.

In a dangerous assignment that the United States government will deny any knowledge of, Scot Harvath must secretly infiltrate Kabul’s notorious Policharki Prison and free the man the kidnappers demand as ransom – al-Qaeda mastermind, Mustafa Khan.

But when Harvath arrives, he quickly learns that there is more to the kidnapping than anyone dares to admit. And as the subterfuge is laid bare, Harvath must examine his own career of hunting down and killing terrorists, and ask himself if he has what it takes to help one of the world’s worst go free.

Brimming with the kind of ripped-from-the-headlines authenticity Brad Thor’s internationally bestselling novels are known for, The Apostle doubles down on the blockbuster success of The Last Patriot and reaffirms Thor’s status as the master of the political thriller.

The Apostle: A Thriller Review

Stephen King once said that “hell was spending eternity reading Danielle Steel novels”. If that is indeed the case then let me say that “heaven is eternity reading Brad Thor novels”. A little dramatic? Maybe. But if you’ve read anything by Mr. Thor then you understand exactly where I’m coming from. If you haven’t… well I pity your life. (not really).

I love how Thor brings in current headlines and issues that we have a country and weaves them brilliantly into the storyline. I actually laughed when he talked about a “president who promised change”,his administration and their asinine policies that just decimated our intelligence community. Gee, golly, gosh, I wonder who he could be talking about? This President has as a best friend, a woman who is a true ball-buster in every sense of the word. This woman has a daughter working overseas and she is kidnapped by the worshipers of the religion of peace. And because of this President’s “Dr. Phil approach” to dealing with terrorists he’s caught between a rock and a hard place. He can’t just go in there and get her because that would go against everything that he spewed during his campaign. If he doesn’t go in there, his ball-busting pit bull of a best friend will expose him and one HUGE secret that could bring him down.

What is a hypocrite President to do? Enter Scot Harvath. Thus enter blood. Enter pain. Enter controlled mayhem. Enter doing what it takes to get the job done. Tell political correctness to take the rest of the week off! Of course Scot has strong mixed feelings about this, because it was THIS idiot President who stripped him of his job. True, all Scot does is protect American from the animal thugs who use children to carry out their terror while they hide in bunkers. He really doesn’t do anything but put his life on the line to keep our cities free from dirty bombs, chemical weapons, and WMD’S. I mean why keep a guy around who was born to see the unseen and anticipate the impossible? Stupid if you ask me. Unfortunately the moronic President in this story can’t sense my sarcasm and, therefore, doesn’t see the plain common sense in keeping a man who lives for protecting America!

Showing a rare form of common sense and penchant for making the right decesion, the President calls on Scot to serve his country, (more rather his cause), one more time. I will say that this book doesn’t have the usual extremely high adrenaline action that we’ve come to expect from Brad. Oh, there is violence and death but on a smaller scale and I’m spoiled so I want a high body count! In spite of my obsessive need for bodies to fly and blood to burn, fans will absolutely love this one!

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