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Brad Thor

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Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction, Thriller

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BRAD THOR is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-seven thrillers, including CHOKE POINT, COLD ZERO, EDGE OF HONOR, BLACK ICE (ThrillerFix Best Thriller of the Year), NEAR DARK (one of Suspense Magazine’s Best Books of the Year), BACKLASH (nominated for the Barry Award for Best Thriller of the Year), SPYMASTER (“One of the all-time best thriller novels” —The Washington Times), THE LAST PATRIOT (nominated Best Thriller of the Year by the International Thriller Writers Association), and BLOWBACK (one of the “Top 100 Killer Thrillers of All Time” —NPR).

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CHOKE POINT: 5 FAST FACTS

Some of the most surprising details in CHOKE POINT aren’t fiction at all. From one of the world’s most consequential maritime chokepoints to an obscure rule of forensic science, here are five pieces of real-world research that helped shape Scot Harvath’s latest mission.

1. THE STRAIT OF MALACCA

At its narrowest point, the Strait of Malacca is only about 1.7 miles wide. Yet this slender passage b

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Average rating: 4.24 · 568,093 ratings · 23,529 reviews · 47 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Lions of Lucerne (Scot Harvath, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 49,178 ratings — published 2002 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	State of the Union (Scot Harvath, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 31,962 ratings — published 2004 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Path of the Assassin (Scot Harvath, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 31,313 ratings — published 2003 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Commandment (Scot Harvath, #6) 4.28 avg rating — 26,714 ratings — published 2007 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Takedown (Scot Harvath, #5) 4.29 avg rating — 25,926 ratings — published 2006 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Full Black (Scot Harvath, #10) 4.29 avg rating — 24,193 ratings — published 2011 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Foreign Influence (Scot Harvath, #9) 4.27 avg rating — 24,114 ratings — published 2010 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Patriot (Scot Harvath, #7) 4.20 avg rating — 24,062 ratings — published 2008 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black List (Scot Harvath, #11) 4.26 avg rating — 23,462 ratings — published 2012 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blowback (Scot Harvath, #4) 4.19 avg rating — 23,752 ratings — published 2005 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“... have a smile for everyone you meet and a plan to kill them.”
― Brad Thor, The Apostle

tags: kill, smile

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“...all members of Congress should be required wear NASCAR uniforms. You know, the kind with the patches? That way we'd know who is sponsoring each of them. I think he was kidding; they'd never be able to do it but it's a great idea and would wake people up in this country.”
― Brad Thor, Full Black

tags: congress, humor, nascar, politics, sponsorship

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“You know when I told you the joke about how a friend will help you move, but a real friend will help you move a body? I was only kidding.”
― Brad Thor, Black List

tags: action, brad-thor, fiction, scot-harvath, thriller

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Please vote for the Technothrillers September 2026 Book of the Month.

The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) by Joe Haldeman

The Forever War by Joe Haldeman (1974)
Pages: 278 | Rated: 4.14 | Ratings: 184K

6 votes, 40.0%

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

Vingt mille lieues sous les mers by Jules Verne

Hai Vạn Dặm Dưới Đáy Biển by Jules Verne

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Captain, #2) by Jules Verne

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne by Jules Verne

Jules Verne The Collection (20.000 Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Interior of the Earth, Around the World in 80 Days, The Mysterious Island...) by Jules Verne

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (1869)
Pages: 336 | Rated: 3.89 | Ratings: 279k

3 votes, 20.0%

Cold Zero by Brad Thor (2026)
Pages: 352| Rated: 4.47 | Ratings: 8K

3 votes, 20.0%

The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi (2015)
Pages: 371 | Rated: 3.85 | Ratings: 29K

3 votes, 20.0%

Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War
by P.W. Singer (2015)
Pages: 404 | Rated: 3.76 | Ratings: 12K

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“Have a smile on your face for everyone you meet, and a plan to kill them.”
― Brad Thor

tags: fiction, humor, political, thriller

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“You can't kill an American Citizen without benefit of a trial."
"I can if you're on the list, traitor."
"LIST? What list? What the hell are you talking about?"
BLACK LIST, July 24”
― Brad Thor, Black List

tags: action-thriller, black-list, brad-thor, fiction

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“You know when I told you the joke about how a friend will help you move, but a real friend will help you move a body? I was only kidding.”
― Brad Thor, Black List

tags: action, brad-thor, fiction, scot-harvath, thriller

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