New York Times best-selling author Brad Thor has been called “the master of thrillers,” (Bookreporter.com), “as current as tomorrow’s headlines,” (Dan Brown), and “quite possibly the next coming of Robert Ludlum,” (Chicago Tribune). His work has been described as “one of the best entries into the thriller genre since the early works of Tom Clancy,” (Tacoma Reporter).
Brad’s novels include The Lions of Lucerne, Path of the Assassin, State of the Union, Blowback, Takedown, and The First Commandment which spent two-and-a-half-months on the New York Times bestseller list this summer. According to former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, Brad “remind<s> you that our enemies can be more clever, more patient, and more vicious than any think tank's rational projection of the future.”
Brad has served as a member of the Department of Homeland Security’s Analytic Red Cell Program and has appeared on FOX News Channel, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS as a National Security Expert to discuss terrorism, as well as how closely his novels of international intrigue parallel the real threats facing the world today.
Prior to becoming a novelist, Brad was the award-winning Creator, Producer, Writer, and Host of the critically acclaimed national Public Television series, Traveling Lite which the Chicago Tribune hailed as "Brilliant."
Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Brad attended grade school at Hardey Preparatory School for Boys, high school at Francis W. Parker, and then studied Creative Writing at the University of Southern California under renowned author T.C. Boyle, where he graduated cum laude.
A worldwide traveler, Brad has spent extensive time traveling and living abroad. Countries where Brad has lived include France (where he attended the Sorbonne), Austria, and the Greek Islands.
Brad, his wife - a physician to the Chicago Bulls and White Sox - and their two children divide their time between Chicago and the Greek island of AntiParos. Brad is an avid snow skier, water skier, hiker, and mountain biker. He continues to travel and loves deep-sea fishing and fly-fishing in exotic locations around the world.
His next thriller, The Last Patriot will be published by Simon & Schuster’s Atria Books on July 1st, 2008.
The film rights to Brad’s work have recently been optioned by Hollywood.
