The First Commandment: A Thriller | 
 enlarge | Author: Brad Thor
Publisher: Pocket
Category: Book
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Rating:  56 reviews
Sales Rank: 1695
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 496
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 1416543805
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781416543800
ASIN: 1416543805
Publication Date: May 20, 2008
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Product Description
A master assassin. A vendetta years in the making. And a counterterrorism operative who will risk everything -- even treason -- to keep the people he loves alive.Brad Thor, the New York Times bestselling author of Takedown, delivers an explosive international thriller featuring Navy SEAL turned Homeland Security operative Scot Harvath, who somewhere, somehow, has left the wrong person alive. "Thou shalt not negotiate with terrorists..." Six months ago: In the dead of the night, five of the most dangerous detainees in the war on terror are pulled from their isolation cells in Guantanamo Bay, held at gunpoint, and told to strip off their orange jumpsuits. Issued civilian clothes and driven to the base airfield, they are loaded aboard a Boeing 727 and set free. Present day: Covert counterterrorism agent Scot Harvath awakens to discover that his world has changed violently -- and forever. A sadistic assassin with a personal vendetta is wreaking havoc of biblical proportions. Unleashing nightmarish horrors on those closest to Harvath, the attacker thrusts everything Harvath holds dear -- including his life -- into absolute peril. Ordered by the president to stay out of the investigation, Harvath is forced to mount his own operation to uncover the conspiracy and to exact revenge. When he discovers a connection between the attacks and a group of prisoners secretly released from Guantanamo, Harvath must ask himself previously unthinkable questions about the organizations and the nation he has spent his life serving. A renegade from his own government, Harvath will place his life on the line as his search for the truth draws him into a showdown with one of the most dangerous men on the face of the earth. Brad Thor roars through this nonstop adventure full of international intrigue, twisted betrayals, and ultimate revenge.
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 The Last Patriot by Brad Thor August 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The first sentence of this book reminded me of Angels & Demons. I haven't finished it yet, but so far I like it.
A Thriller with Biblical Assaults August 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Fete of Death
"First Commandment" is a well-crafted political thriller rife with action and plot twists. Nano-chapters and -paragraphs help kick the story along in high gear.
Not only must Scot Harvath fight the bad guys, namely the terrorists, in this one, he must also duel with the president of the United States, who wants him out of the picture, dead or alive, for reasons of his own. In short, everyone's got it in for Harvath. He must use all his wits to hunt down the villain who is terrorizing his family, and at the same time survive while the president assembles a team of SEALS to do away with him.
Brad Thor has done his homework with a lot of research for his book and it sounds like he has good sources as well.
A la Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp, Harvath tortures and maims his way through the novel to a final bloody mana a mano with the terrorist on Lake Geneva.
 Great thriller August 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was hooked from the first page. This was more along the lines of a Vince Flynn fiction. I had to finish this book in one night for I couldn't put it down. Scot Harvath must find the paid terrorist who is targeting his loved ones. Became very upset with President Rutledge who would make deals with terrorists. Glad Scot is a maverick and is on the right side. Highly recommend this book, but the reader won't get any sleep until the book is finished.
 mildly insulting August 11, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I thoroughly enjoyed first 50 pages of the book assuming it was a parody. The rest I found mildly insulting to any thoughtful and informed person. Particularly painful is the abuse of a term "patriot" by the author, a "fanatic" would be much more appropriate.
A Page Turner August 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an exciting story from beginning to end.
It features Scot Harvath, a retired former Navy Seal and Secret Service Agent who is now a counterterrorist operative with Homeland Security. The action takes place on three continents. It begins with the president being blackmailed into releasing five top terrorists from Gauntanamo Bay. The action just intensifies from there.
Someone is also personally targeting Harvath by going after his family and friends. On top of that, he is ordered by the president to stay out of it. Let's just say that doesn't go over very well.
There are some very interesting characters involved including 'The Troll', a computer/intelligence genius, and Harvath himself.
Although the story is implausible in places, it is lots of fun. The action is nonstop. Readers will not be disappointed.
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