The Lions of Lucerne - Softcover

Thor, Brad

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743436741 ISBN 13: 9780743436748

Publisher: Simon & Schuster International, 2003

Synopsis

On the snow-covered slopes of Utah, the unthinkable has just become a nightmarish reality; thirty Secret Service agents have been viciously executed and the vacationing president of the United States kidnapped by one of the most lethal terrorist organizations in the Middle East - the Fatah Revolutionary Council. But surviving agent and ex-Navy SEAL Scot Harvath doesn't believe the Fatah Revolutionary Council is responsible for the attack. Driven by his professional code of duty and honor, Harvath creates his own rules to get some answers. But his search for the truth raises the blood pressure of his superiors...and casts his own life in mortal jeopardy. The deadly machinations have been set in motion by a shadowy coalition, comprising some of the highest-ranking officials in government and business - men who operate above the law, men who realize the threat Harvath poses to their hidden agenda...men who will do anything to stop him.

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Review:

People A hot read for a winter night. Library Journal High-voltage entertainment reminiscent of Robert Ludlum and David Morrell. Nelson DeMille An unforgettable debut....Well-written, fast-paced, great characters, fascinating plot, and a climax in the Swiss Alps that will give the reader a case of vertigo. "Library Journal"High-voltage entertainment reminiscent of Robert Ludlum and David Morrell. Nelson DeMilleAn unforgettable debut....Well-written, fast-paced, great characters, fascinating plot, and a climax in the Swiss Alps that will give the reader a case of vertigo. Nelson DeMilleAn unforgettable debut....Well-written, fast-paced, great characters, fascinating plot, and a climax in the Swiss Alps that will give the reader a case of vertigo. "Library Journal"High-voltage entertainment reminiscent of Robert Ludlum and David Morrell. "People"A hot read for a winter night. "People"A hot read for a winter night.

Synopsis:

In the tradition of bestselling authors such as Jack Higgins and Clive Cussler, a new voice in thriller writing has emerged to rival any of the masters. When the president is kidnapped during his ski holiday in Colorado, disavowed Secret Service Agent Scott Harvath is his only hope of rescue. As the FBI and CIA chase a string of dangerously false clues across the Middle East, Agent Harvath's investigation leads him to Switzerland. Throughout the picturesque towns of Bern, Interlaken and Lucerne, Harvath plays a deadly game of cat and mouse with the real kidnappers, as well as rogue factions within his own government that want him terminated before he can save the president. With only the ambitious Claudia Muehler of the Swiss Federal Attorney's Office to assist him, the pair are forced to go it alone as they realise the kidnapping plot reaches some of the highest levels of the Swiss Intelligence community. In a race against time, they must scale the treacherous heights of Mt.

Pilatus, uncover a hidden military fortress secreted beneath its peak, and defeat the formidable force that stands between them and the safe return of the president - the deadly men known as the Lions of Lucerne.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster International
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0743436741
• ISBN 13: 9780743436748
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 544