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After a bus full of Americans is blown up in Rome, Harvath travels to Europe to track down a man known as the Troll, who's been implicated in the bombing. Meanwhile, a Chicago cop who somehow moonlights as an attorney for private clients, seeks to identify the Middle Eastern–looking man who... read more
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Summary edit
My jaw literally dropped open as I finished the book. Seriously. I never saw the ending coming. WOW!!!!! This is the best Brad Thor best book ever, and I see the growth in his writing. I appreciate that he doesn't bog us down in minutia. I also liked the "shout-outs and nods". Having grown up... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Robert Ashford: One of the deans of MI-5
- Nicholas: The Troll, trafficker in spy information
- Reed Carlton: CEO of Carlton Group and retired CIA veteran also known as "Old Man"
- Scot Harvath: The man who gets the impossible done, former Navy SEAL
- John Vaughan: Chicago Police officer who moon lights as a lawyer; formerly a marine deployed to Iraq as military inteligence.
- Paul Davidson: Add a description of this character.
- Gretchen Casey: Team Leader of the Athena Team
- Rashid
- Tony Tsui
- Marwan Jarrah
- Dominique Fournier: Owner and Operator of the Academy, an exclusive call girl company
- Nikki Rodriguez
- Levy
- De Roon
- Cooper
- Leveque
- Adda Sterk
- Jamal
- Rhodes
- Marx
- Aleem
- Peio
- Dr. Jagland
- Shahab
- Chase
- Tracy
- Mohammed Nasiri
- Alison Taylor
- Rafiq Wadi
- Michael Lee
- Ali Masud
- Khalil
- Lars
- Josh
Setting & Locations edit
- Chicago
- Iraq
- East London
- America
- Rome
- Paris
- Amsterdam
- United States
- Piccadilly
- Islam
- Pakistan
- Europe
- Fallujah
- Geneva
- Troll
- Madrid
- Rabat
- Bilbao
- Spain
- Public Vehicles
- Yemen
- Sicily
- Scotland Yard
- New York
- Sacleipea
- Afghanistan
- China
- Cannes
- Wisconsin
- Virginia
First Sentence edit
The strategic military outpost was such a closely guarded secret it didn't even have a name, only a number--site 243.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 9 of 10 in Scot Harvath. (standard series)
Preceded by The Apostle, and followed by Full Black.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Brad Thor (Author)
- Armand Schultz (Reader)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Atria Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: June 29, 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4165-8659-3
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Atria Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: June 29, 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4165-8659-3
Page Count: 384
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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