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Summary: A splendid first effort by this new writer...
Review: "The Lions of Licerne" by new writer Brad Thor is a high-stakes game of consperacy...A finely tuned spy tale that offers the reader page after page of intrigue and suspense.The characters are believeable, the action swift, and the plot pulls the reader into the mix of things right from the start and holds them captive throughout the entire read! A splendid job by this new writer! John Savoy
C.E.O. & Financial Advisor
Savoy International
Motion Pictures Inc.
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Summary: Can't Wait For Next Book
Review: "The Lions of Lucerne" is a good, old-fashioned thriller that keeps you turning the pages to find out what's next. Lots of good twists and turns. Looking forward to Mr. Thor's next novel.
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Summary: a good action movie
Review: A very good action novel. You know how this is going to end. You know who going to win. But like most things when you know what going to happen I still had fun reading it. On page 29 sadly there was one huge mistake thaat even I would have caught, and I still in high school. I says that the last president did not want to seek a fourth term. You can only be president two times, still a good book
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Summary: Excellent Book! He's No Tom Clancy....He's better!
Review: An excellent book! Keeps you guessing, great description of Europe. I'd say this is probably one of the best new young authors I've read in a very long time. I've heard Thor described as an early Ludlum and I think that's a pretty fair statement. If you are looking for technical data to get lost in and very, very clichéd characters then go read Clancy, but if you want a BELIEVABLE story, with enough details to make it interesting yet doesn't read like a technical manual or a story from a highschooler then go read this book! All I can say I can't wait to read the newest book.
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Summary: Excellent Book! He's No Tom Clancy....He's better!
Review: An excellent book! Keeps you guessing, great description of Europe. I'd say this is probably one of the best new young authors I've read in a very long time. I've heard Thor described as an early Ludlum and I think that's a pretty fair statement. If you are looking for technical data to get lost in and very, very clichéd characters then go read Clancy, but if you want a BELIEVABLE story, with enough details to make it interesting yet doesn't read like a technical manual or a story from a highschooler then go read this book! All I can say I can't wait to read the newest book.
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Summary: 4 1/2 stars
Review: As a first novel I really enjoyed Brad Thor's 'The Lions of Lucerne'. It's a good international thriller that will remind you of early Ludlum. Secret service agent Scot Harvath, an ex Navy Seal, is the only agent to survive an elaborate kidnapping of the president of the United States while on a skiing vacation in Utah. Though he saved the President's daughter, he also feels it's his duty to find out who was behind this very well thought out kidnapping, even if it means stepping on some toes and breaking some rules. The power behind the kidnappings eventually frame Harvath and soon everybody is looking for him. Brad Thor has created a very visual thriller. His location descriptions are clear and accurate. From Lucerne to Bern, Thor takes you on an exciting, heart-pounding adventure. His super hero, Harvath, is sure to return for another adventure, which I certainly look forward to. If you like political intrigue and international thrills, I think you'll truly enjoy this first novel by Thor.
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Summary: Page Turner
Review: Brad Thor has scored a knockout with his debut - The Lions of Lucerne. I could not put it down. It is, I believe, the strongest debut novel in its genre. If you like Ludlum, Clancy, DeMille, Vince Flynn, et al - you'll speed through Lions and wait anxiously for Thor's second installment.
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Summary: Add a Star for "Jargon"
Review: Cartoonish best describes this book. Our trusty hero runs around spouting silly things like "sweep and creep" and the like and we are expected to believe this is how the US Secret Service personnel truly talk. I speak from experience when I say, a load of rubbish. The plot was predictable at best, but to be honest, drawn out would be a better description. There was plenty of action, unfortunately none of it made sense. The entire Secret Service is made to look like a bunch of idiots, except of course for our hero. (And no, I'm not a secret service agent) The whole thing is just not believable. From Swiss super mercenaries that no one seems to know about, to the tired plot device of a big government conspiracy, the whole thing just sort of sits there like a bad exercise in cliches. Don't bother. I wish I hadn't.
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Summary: The lions of Lucerne - predictable and mediocre
Review: Eminently forgettable. Contrary to Vince Flynn's comment on the dust jacket "I just couldn't put it down" - I could (and did) put this one down many times. Overall I was not very impressed by either the writing or the story. Brad Thor's novel is more a description of exotic locales and improbable scenarios strung together around a weak story than a coherent, plot driven novel. I expect books of this genre to have good plots, average writing, and lots of tension. This one has a weak plot, bad writing and whatever tension there is Thor manages to dissipate with some corny lines and inept dialogue: - "I'm bulletproof."
- A strange but all-too-familiar feeling began to creep over him in the murky night.
- "He's gone to have cocktails with Allah"
- "A little prick from a little prick with a little prick."
- "I vas supposed to be here for another three veeks, but now with zis baby coming early, vee do vat vee can, no?" (The hero masquerading as a German). Thor's protagonist - Superman Scot Harvath, AKA Timex (Takes a licking and ....) is a former SEAL working for the Secret Service (These guys are never accountants working for the office of Management and Budget) cast in the Jason Bourne, Dirk Pitt, James Bond mold. Assigned to protecting the President, his reputation is maligned when his charge is kidnapped and 30 of his fellow agents are killed. After some quick soul searching our hero concludes that he is not to blame but that he must avenge the deaths of those killed and redeem his pledge to protect the President. The rest is obvious. Despite some well written parts, much of the book is cluttered with irrelevant details and missing some important ones. What started out as an interesting story fails to retain interest since the plot is not well developed. It doesn't quite rise to the level of detail that Alistair MacLean had in "Golden Gate" - the definitive novel about the kidnapping of the President. It spooked the Secret Service to the point where they tested the scenario. The Lions of Lucerne seems to be struggling to find a middle ground between Clive Cussler and Robert Ludlum. The result is a rather ho-hum story with neither the fascinating, though improbable scenarios created by Cussler or the intensity of Ludlum. There is no situation that Scot has not planned for and no contingency he is not prepared for. He's McGywer and The Terminator rolled into one. Yet, despite all his abilities Scot never manages to sleep with any of the women he meets - starting with the President's daughter that has a crush on him to the beautiful Claudia. Scot and the rest of the cast come off as two-dimensional characters. They have no lives outside their jobs and nothing much is ever written about what makes them tick. The conspiracy itself is too dependent on coincidences and implausible explanations to make the ranks of books like Dr. No or Seven Days in May. Thor gets a C for effort and a D for the story.
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Summary: Fantastic offering from a new writer!
Review: Fantastic first book by Brad Thor. This is a thriller in the genre of Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy or Vince Flynn. For a first offering the author sets a great storyline that could have others build off of it. A former NAVY seal who is now on the secret service detail for the president. He not only manages to help save the president's daughter but he also manages to keep from being killed, when many people who you think are working with him pursue him. This story has a lot of wonderful plot twists and turns that keep you guessing as what will happen next. I am looking forward to reading his next story (or listening to it as I did this one) in January.
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