Path of the Assassin
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Average rating3.9
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Ratings25
Average rating3.9
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Scot Harvath series and “heir to Tom Clancy and Robert Ludlum” (Chicago Tribune) returns with this unputdownable, white-knuckled thriller following the Secret Service agent as he’s on the trail of the world’s most ruthless terrorist. After rescuing the President from kidnappers in Thor’s roaring debut, The Lions of Lucerne, Secret Service agent Scot Harvath shifts his attentions to rooting out, capturing, or killing all those responsible for the plot. As he prepares to close out his list, a bloody and twisted trail of clues points toward one man—the world’s most dangerous terrorist. Only one problem remains: Harvath and his CIA-led team have no idea what the man looks like. With no alternative, they are forced to recruit a civilian—a woman who has survived a brutal hijacking and is now the only person who can positively identify their quarry. From the burning deserts of North Africa to the winding streets of Rome, Harvath must brave a maelstrom of bloodshed and deception before the world is engulfed in flames.
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Another fun ride
Two things stood out to me in this book: Firstly, it felt a lot less like we were constantly being thrown into action for the sake of action and there was better story-telling with deeper characters building. Secondly, I bloody loved the female character in this. I always concentrate on female characters in books to see if the author actually gives them a purpose or if they're just the love interest. But this one was a really strong character who helped Scot Harvath with no real sexual or romantic intentions.
A lot of events in the book are presented as plausible yet aren't. An example. In the scenes involving the plane hijack, after the female character is able to struggle from her would be rapitst, and is about to shoot him, two other hijackers come from behind her and two shots are heard. They both missed and instead of firing again, they ran towards her. She had enough time to turn around, drop to the floor, and kill them both. Later we find out the hijackers were highly trained terrorists.... OK.
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19 primary books20 released booksScot Harvath is a 20-book series with 19 primary works first released in 10 with contributions by Brad Thor.
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