State of the Union: A Thriller

With the fragile peace between the world's nations shattered, Harvath must unravel a brilliantly orchestrated, fiendishly timed conspiracy intent upon bringing the United States to its knees. Teamed with beautiful Russian Intelligence agent Alexandra Ivanova and a highly trained CIA paramilitary detachment, Harvath races from the corridors of power in Washington, D.C., to the streets of Berlin, the coast of Finland, and into the heart of Mother Russia herself before returning home for a final showdown with an enemy from America's past more sinister and deadly than has ever been seen before....

Reacting to the threat, the US moves to deploy it's agents, only to discover that all but two have been killed, one has been brutally interrogated and the other is being used to bait a trap.

Scott Horvath is once again called on by the president to save the day and in doing so, Mr. Thor has woven an ingenious plot, filled with interesting and dastardly characters which will keep you turning the pages and reluctant to put it down.


State of the union leaves you in a state of suspense!   March 26, 2004
 5 out of 6 found this review helpful

In the beginning of the book the kidnapping of former head of the FBI Gary Lawler, Scott Harvath's best friend, and mentor occurs in Eastern Germany, and a web of sleeper cells is awoken in the U.S. to place suitcase atomic bombs in every major city in the U.S. The President, and the Country is held hostage, and Scott Harvath is sent to Germany to find Lawler, and his connection to the horrific plot against our nation.
Scot connects with an old friend from GSG9 Germany's FBI, and the story takes one action filled turn, after another! The plot, action, and story never slows down, adding up to his best book yet!
If his stories continue improving like this, there is no end in site to what he'll be able to accomplish. America's Matt Reilly!


Keep'em coming   February 10, 2004
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Just as good as the other 2, if not better. Already can't wait to see what Brad Thor can come up with next. Great story, great characters, great book.


Brad Thor   August 29, 2007
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The whole series by Brad Thor about Secret Service Agent Scot Harvath just keeps you wanting more. The story lines are so realistic for this day and age it will make you think and realize what we could face from terrorists. Thank you Mr.Thor for giving us Scot Harvath and the realization of what could happen here in the United States. Please continue giving us more of Scot Harvath and your incredible writing talents.


A New Contender for the Terrorist/Espionage Thriller Title   September 19, 2007
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Move over Clancy, watch out Vince Flynn. There's a new force in the game. Brad Thor is really turning out some great page turners. Though not yet as polished as Clancy in his prime, Thor's plots are as topical as todays headlines, the action never ending and the stories have more twists than a bushel of pretzels. I read my first Thor novel a year or so and thought it pretty good. I finished "The Lions of Lucerne" about a month ago and immediately ordered 4 more from Amazon. I read them in about a week!! I'm hooked. Go Scot Harvath! Thor's a former SEAL. Kind of nice to know that there's more to these patriotic warriors than incredible toughness. This one can write!!