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The plot for this book was pretty extensive and mind-boggling. Thor delivers again in an epic thriller that takes Scot Harvath across the globe and "back in time" to learn of a biological threat to harm Americans. Brad Thor writes some of the most complex plots I've seen of any writer thus far. Two thoughts. Scot Harvath didn't show up that much until chapter 12. Second, overall it was a great book but lacked sufficient emotional impact to warrant a 5 stars. Having said that, I'm an avid fan of Brad Thor and Scot Harvath.


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Blowback A Thriller Brad Thor 9781416505419 Books Reviews

I ve read the first three installments in the Scott Harvath series. Each time going the next one would be an improvement. Unfortunately they don’t.
This one was nothing special. Same formula, now getting old, as first three. The basic premise is unrealistic and not well developed or explained. The ending just kind of happened without adequate build up or resolution.
I may be done with this series, seems it’s gone as far as he can take it.
I decided to read Brad Thor's books when Hidden Orders was touted. Not having read any of his books (and missing Vince Flynn terribly), I started with his first Scot Harvath book and Blowback is the fourth. It does not disappoint, with one impossible to get out of predicament after another. Harvath was not as inappropriately joking as in the first three books, and got right down to business. I sure hope we have American operatives like him, and I also wish we had a President like Jack Rutledge.

The mysterious illness comes dangerously close to coming to fruition in the US, we get treated to a history lesson about Hannibal and other military leaders, the tactics used by those people, a new (to me) forensic scientific study and the satisfaction of seeing the bad guys actually get what is coming to them. If I give you more, you won't read the book. It's older, but well worth your time.
Having read 2 other Brad Thor books featuring the Scot Horvath character and thoroughly enjoying them I was looking forward to Blowback. I must say I was greatly disappointed. The plot could have been interesting, but got far too bogged down and complicated, and sometimes lost in the author's attempt to educate readers on the real life history behind the plot. Add to that the constant "Mission Impossible" escapes from certain death by the protagonist that would have left Clive Cussler shaking his head, I found myself anxious for the book to end. I will give Brad Thor another try I am sure, but can't recommend this as a must read to anyone.

5/9/16- I have continued to read Brad Thor books, and have to say I have not been disappointed with anything else he has written. In fact, I buy his new books as soon as they are released and they are always page turners. Have even re-read a couple of them because they are so entertaining. I am thinking maybe I need to try to re-read Blow Back again. Perhaps I was a bit harsh in my review.
BLOWBACK by Brad Thor stars Thor’s legendary hero, Scott Harvath. This is a book you must stay alert while reading or you will miss its many half-hidden nuances. As with all of Thor’s books, Blowback is extremely well researched. Protagonist, Scot Harvath, is a former Navy SEAL who also worked in the White House as a Secret Service agent and is now employed by the Office of International Investigative Assistance under DHS. More specifically he does off-the-record jobs for the president. Harvath’s major nemesis is the nefarious bin Laden protégé and Muslim assassin, Khalid Alomari. Harvath has been chasing Alomari around the world for months.
Harvath is dispatched by Republican President Rutledge to ferret out the source and find a cure for a disease which could cause a pandemic in the non-Muslim world and which has roots going back to Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps hundreds of years ago. To provide technical assistance in this undertaking Harvath teams with a beautiful and very intelligent molecular biologist, Jillian Alcott, Ph.D. In my opinion Thor could have expanded Alcott’s role. Jillian is a charming character who Thor appears to reel in for a scene than bench her for several chapters. Along with the prime scenario, a political side issue plays out with an ambitious and deceitful Democrat Senator, Helen Carmichael, who is determined to unseat President Rutledge using Scot Harvath’s covert activities as her vehicle to turn people against the president. She desperately wants to become vice president in a Democrat administration.
Brad Thor has written a thrilling novel encompassing science, the evil behavior of the Muslim terrorist world, and with dramatic and suspenseful events to match even the great Vince Flynn’s writings. Blowback is not only a thriller but a novel we can all learn from. I give the book a strong 5-star rating.
Very entertaining. I'm working my way through Thor's books...each get's better than the last. One indication that I like these books is that I dread getting to the end...I tend to slow my reading down so they'll last longer! Getting to know the characters and see them develop...sometimes a character is killed that I expected would remain. Thus the surprises. If you enjoy adventure, international intrigue and suspense...you'll enjoy this book. (I'd love to be part of Thor's "site" team...his description of the various international locations is precise.)
A video of Scott Harvath beating an ‘innocent’ fruit seller has gone viral and the hounds are baying for his blood. President Rutledge needs to put a distance between a Scott & his government. Luckily Scott’s face was not seen in the video, but it was just a matter of time before his identity was blown - and Senator Carmichael was digging.
Scott was asked to resign and disappear - however there was evidence of a major terror it plot to use biological weapons against the US.
In this novel, Brad Thor takes us through some ancient history - Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps to attack the Romans, the ancient book on warfare, Artahshastra, from India - all tied into the use of biological weapons. Well researched.
The action flags for a brief period and the plot is fairly convoluted. However, definitely a good read.
The plot for this book was pretty extensive and mind-boggling. Thor delivers again in an epic thriller that takes Scot Harvath across the globe and "back in time" to learn of a biological threat to harm Americans. Brad Thor writes some of the most complex plots I've seen of any writer thus far. Two thoughts. Scot Harvath didn't show up that much until chapter 12. Second, overall it was a great book but lacked sufficient emotional impact to warrant a 5 stars. Having said that, I'm an avid fan of Brad Thor and Scot Harvath.