THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
Brad Thor
Pocket Books
Thriller
Hardcover: 1416543791
Paperback: 9781416543800

THE FIRST COMMANDMENT is Brad Thor's highly anticipated follow-up to TAKEDOWN, whose readers undoubtedly were floored by the shocker of an ending.

The new novel picks up where the previous one left off, with former Secret Service agent/ex-Navy Seal/Homeland Security op Scot Harvath on a calculated but furious path of destruction and revenge. But Harvath's fire turns into a conflagration when a pattern begins to emerge, one that demonstrates that those closest to him are being systematically targeted in a manner identical to the Ten Plagues of Egypt described in the Old Testament.

The only thing more puzzling than the perpetrator's identity, however, is the order from the President of the United States to Harvath to step down. The reason for this decision is chilling on several different levels, not the least of which is the real-world scenarios that Thor infuses into all of his work --- though never with more canny ability than in THE FIRST COMMANDMENT.

Naturally, Harvath disregards the President's order, which results in Harvath --- even as he tries to track down a deadly terrorist --- being pursued himself by the very government and country he has defended, protected and saved on numerous occasions.

Incapable of writing badly, Thor tops himself again and again in here, presenting a highly realistic and terrifying scenario that would more than likely play out exactly as he describes it.

THE FIRST COMMANDMENT has everything that a thriller should have, and then some. There is even a brief mention of a character created by another well-known suspense/thriller author. Thor's novels are highly addictive, and fortunately his latest is no exception to the rule.

        --- Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub

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