Best Brad Thor Books

The best books by Brad Thor — 25 titles spanning Thriller, averaging 4.43 BLT stars.

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Brad Thor built his career on a simple but effective formula: take a hero built for the post-9/11 world, drop him into global conspiracies with genuine geopolitical texture, and never let the pace drop below a sprint. His protagonist Scot Harvath — Secret Service agent turned counterterrorism operative — anchors a series that rewards readers who want their thriller fiction informed by real tradecraft and current events. Thor's prose is lean and punchy, his action sequences kinetic without being cartoonish. The Lions of Lucerne and Blowback showcase his knack for weaving actual history and policy debates into plots that feel ripped from classified briefings. Readers who find Tom Clancy too slow and Lee Child too street-level will find Thor hits a satisfying sweet spot — globe-trotting, ideologically charged, and propulsive in a way that makes page-turning feel mandatory.

Brad Thor's highest-rated book in our collection is Backlash (4.63 BLT stars). Browse the full list below.

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    Backlash

    Scot Harvath • Book 18

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.63 BLT Score (17.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.43 Goodreads (17.2K)
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    Takedown

    Scot Harvath • Book 5

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.60 BLT Score (25.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (25.4K)
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    The First Commandment

    Scot Harvath • Book 6

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.55 BLT Score (26.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.27 Goodreads (26.1K)
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    Rising Tiger

    Scot Harvath • Book 21

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.51 BLT Score (16.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (16.4K)
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    Near Dark

    Scot Harvath • Book 19

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.49 BLT Score (16.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (16.4K)
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    Shadow of Doubt

    Scot Harvath • Book 23

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.49 BLT Score (13.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (13.5K)
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    Black Ice

    Scot Harvath • Book 20

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.49 BLT Score (17.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (17.6K)
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    Spymaster

    Scot Harvath • Book 17

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.48 BLT Score (15.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (15.2K)
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    Blowback

    Scot Harvath • Book 4

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.48 BLT Score (23.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (23.1K)
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    Use of Force

    Scot Harvath • Book 16

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.47 BLT Score (15.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (15.0K)
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    Black List

    Scot Harvath • Book 11

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.47 BLT Score (23.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (23.0K)
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    Foreign Influence

    Scot Harvath • Book 9

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.46 BLT Score (23.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.27 Goodreads (23.6K)
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    Path of the Assassin

    Scot Harvath • Book 2

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.45 BLT Score (30.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (30.3K)
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    Foreign Agent

    Scot Harvath • Book 15

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.45 BLT Score (16.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (16.8K)
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    The Last Patriot

    Scot Harvath • Book 7

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.45 BLT Score (23.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (23.5K)
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    Full Black

    Scot Harvath • Book 10

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.44 BLT Score (23.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (23.7K)
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    Code of Conduct

    Scot Harvath • Book 14

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.43 BLT Score (17.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (17.0K)
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    State of the Union

    Scot Harvath • Book 3

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.43 BLT Score (31.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (31.1K)
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    Act of War

    Scot Harvath • Book 13

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.42 BLT Score (18.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (18.3K)
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    Hidden Order

    Scot Harvath • Book 12

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.41 BLT Score (18.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.17 Goodreads (18.8K)
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    The Apostle

    Scot Harvath • Book 8

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.37 BLT Score (21.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.16 Goodreads (21.5K)
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    The Lions of Lucerne

    Scot Harvath • Book 1

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.33 BLT Score (47.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (47.6K)
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    Cold Zero

    by Brad Thor, Ward Larsen

    ★ 4.29 BLT Score (2.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.55 Goodreads (2.5K)
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    Dead Fall

    Scot Harvath • Book 22

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 4.25 BLT Score (16.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (16.3K)
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    The Athena Project

    Athena • Book 1

    by Brad Thor

    ★ 3.96 BLT Score (13.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.88 Goodreads (13.7K)
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