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The Apostle: A Thriller (8) (The Scot Harvath Series) Mass Market Paperback – May 18, 2010
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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.
- Print length544 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPocket Books
- Publication dateMay 18, 2010
- Dimensions4.13 x 1.2 x 7.5 inches
- ISBN-10141658658X
- ISBN-13978-1416586586
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- Publisher : Pocket Books; Reprint edition (May 18, 2010)
- Language : English
- Mass Market Paperback : 544 pages
- ISBN-10 : 141658658X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1416586586
- Item Weight : 11.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 4.13 x 1.2 x 7.5 inches
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- #39,844 in Suspense Thrillers
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An American doctor, the daughter of the President's media advisor is kidnapped in Afghanistan. The Taliban want to trade her for one of the most deadly terrorists they have. Horvath is called to take back the daughter and trade for the terrorist, except that Harvath isn't releasing the terrorist. All that's left to figure out is how.
Brad Thor’s “The Apostle” grabs the reader from the beginning and doesn't let go...until the end! 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 an American doctor is kidnapped in Afghanistan, the terms of her ransom leave the president with only one course of action, Scot Harvath! In a dangerous assignment that the United States government will deny any knowledge of, Harvath must secretly infiltrate a notorious prison in Kabul (Afghanistan) and free the man – an al-Qaeda mastermind that the kidnappers demand as ransom. But when Harvath arrives, he quickly learns that there is more to the kidnapping than what he was told. And as the plan/assignment is exposed, Harvath must examine if hunting down and killing terrorists is what he should be doing and whether he should help one of the world's worst extremists go free after uncovering the truth about this ‘government deniability assignment.’ This tale was one of Thor’s best. It was intriguing, suspenseful, and mesmerizing. From Harvath’s typical ‘badassery’ to the U.S. Secret Service’s side story, to the mega wealthy’s power grab, all culminating in one melodramatic ending...this was one invigorating novel! I couldn't stop reading it until the end...! This was Thor at his best, great plot, enchanting characters, and an explosive and gripping ending. Everything an action thriller should be. I really liked The Apostle! It’s one of my Brad Thor favorites…
Although I enjoyed the story, The Apostle was not one of Thor’s best. I give the novel a 3 1/2-star rating.
"The Apostle" is the 4th Harveth novel and as always, it's packed with action, plot twists, the most recent weaponry, equipment, and technology that's available on the battlefield. "The Apostle" presses so painfully on the open wound of today's unacceptable political environment and defensive posture. I really enjoyed how he nailed the President's character. I believe he really was describing Obama and the Obama administration, while thinly disguising the character as a "fictional" President. I found that for me, this made it much more contempary.
As an Air Force "brat," I am well aware how unselfishly devoted and determined the men and women of our military and their associated agencies are to protect this great country of ours and its people. Unfortunately, these protectors of our freedom need intelligent and strong leadership from our commander-in-chief on down. Sadly, this is non-existent under our current administration.
From his earlier novels, I know that Brad Thor has the ability to set and maintain a pace within his story lines, but much of that was missing in this novel. There's an implausible side plot about the Secret service agent that didn't really relate to the story. It's as if he did not have enough material for this story, so he added this unrealistic side plot. Hopefully his next novel will be better.
Rating 3.4
I cannot wait to get my mitts on the. next Harvath saga.
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That's the basic story of this book. There is another story about the president and a lethal injured female secret service agent. But this story has no effect of the real story about Harvarth. And I didn't know, why Thor wrote about this. It's not very exciting and it didn't bring the other story forward.
But the main story was exciting and thrilling. Thor wrote about a man you could compare with Lee Child's Jack Reacher. But Harvarth didn't just saw the world in black and white, like Reacher did. No, he knows the colors between black and white... all the different grey scales. Thor developed a manifold person, who knew what was right and who knew how to reach his goal. But he is not a lone rider, he believes in friends. And so Thor developed some other individuals for the story. Beyond that he wrote about the afghan mentality, the status of the villages and the elders in those communities. He wrote about feuds between the villages, about bakshisch and about friendship to foreigners, how it should be.
This book is a very good read and I assure you, you will not lay it down, before you reached the end.
Apart from a cringeworthy howler (The Athena Project and the Athena team who are really Charlie's Angels rehashed) and some novels which are OTT on the terrorist conspiracies [is there any part of the US that hasn't been bombed in the Harvath universe?], Mr Thor is a great storyteller. Even when his characters are extreme (e.g. The Dwarf), he makes them believable, and likeable.
This is one of the best books I've read on black ops and PSCs in Afghanistan, the Afghanistan people and politics. I love the buddy banter and witty exchanges - that's what gives the Scot Harvath books such realism. Light moments balanced against the dark.
I think what Mr Thor is trying to do is stretch himself with each book, by going all out, asking the question: "what if the worse were to happen", extrapolating the worse-case scenarios, writing his protagonist into tough spots, and getting him out. Mr Thor also pushes himself to explore controversial topics. And I admire that because it shows that he doesn't want to get stuck in a rut, but it can lead to books that are less than believable.













