165. Title & Author: The Apostle by Brad Thor (516 pages)*
Genre: Fiction—Thriller
Completed: 16 November 2010
Summary & Review: A dark secret in the new President’s past is leveraged against him by an important donor whose daughter was kidnapped in Afghanistan. With no one else to turn to, the President must enlist the help of a man he shunned, operative Scot Harvath. Despite having been tossed aside when the new President came to power and with no knowledge as to why the President is so adamant about this rescue, Harvath agrees to go and find the woman. As Harvath negotiates the dangers of Afghanistan, a young Secret Service agent delves into the President’s past to discover and bring to light the terrible secret he wants so desperately to bury.
A couple of months ago I read and reviewed Empire of Lies by Andrew Klavan (#152) which had been mentioned by publications like National Review as a conservatively minded novel. Really, Brad Thor’s books do a much better job of promoting conservative politics than Klavan’s did. Throughout the novel, Thor took to task some of the more asinine liberal policies, especially those regarding the war on Islamist terror. Also, the new, untested president in the book more than slightly resembled President Obama, and Thor was not exactly kind in his assessment of either.
As usual, Thor’s writing was fast and relentless and the story was what a thriller plot should be.
Rating: 8.0
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