USE OF FORCE

“With his latest pulse-pounding adventure, Brad Thor puts the rest of the genre on notice—Use of Force is the thriller to beat in 2017.”—The Real Book Spy

As a storm rages across the Mediterranean Sea, a terrifying distress call is made to the Italian Coast Guard. Days later, a body washes ashore. Identified as a high value terrorism suspect (who had disappeared three years prior), his name sends panic through the Central Intelligence Agency. Where was he headed? What was he planning? And could he be connected to the “spectacular attack” they have been fearing all summer? In a race against time, the CIA taps an unorthodox source to get answers: Navy SEAL turned covert counterterrorism operative, Scot Harvath. Hired on a black contract, Harvath will provide the deniability the United States needs, while he breaks every rule along the way. Packed with pulse-pounding action, fascinating characters, and electrifying intrigue, Brad Thor does it again and proves why he is known around-the-world as the “Master of Thrillers.” Brad Thor is the #1New York Timesbestselling author ofForeign Agent, Code of Conduct,Act of War,Hidden Order,Black List,Full Black(one ofSuspense Magazine’s best political thrillers of 2011),The Athena Project,Foreign Influence(one ofSuspense Magazine’s best political thrillers of 2010),The Apostle,The Last Patriot(nominated best thriller of the year by the International Thriller Writers Association),The First Commandment,Takedown,Blowback(recognized as one of the “Top 100 Killer Thrillers of All Time” by NPR),State of the Union,Path of the Assassin, andThe Lions of Lucerne. Visit his website at BradThor.com.