Foreign Influence

By: Brad Thor

Narrated by: Armand Schultz

Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

Navy SEAL turned covert operative Scot Harvath is called to action once again in Brad Thor's hottest political thriller yet.

Buried within the black ops budgets of the Department of Defense, a new spy agency has been created. Unfettered by the oversight of self-serving politicians, it reports only to a secret panel of military insiders. Its job is to target Americas enemies - both foreign and domestic - under a charter of three simple words: Find, Fix, and Finish.

Recruited as a field operative, Scot Harvath has just returned from his first assignment abroad when a bombing in Rome kills a group of American college students. The evidence points to a dangerous colleague from Harvath's past and a plan for further attacks on an unimaginable scale.

Harvath is tasked with leveraging his relationship to lure the man out of hiding and kill him on the spot. But what if it is the wrong man?

Simultaneously, a young woman is struck by a taxi in a hit-and-run in Chicago. With only two intoxicated witnesses and over 5,000 cabs in the city, the Chicago Police have given up on their investigation. But when the family's attorney digs deeper, he will uncover a shocking connection to the bombing in Rome and the perpetrator's plans for America.

As the story rockets to its conclusion, the plots intersect in a race to prevent one of the most audacious and unthinkable acts of war in the history of mankind.

Take another thrill ride with Scot Harvath.

©2010 Brad Thor (P)2010 Simon & Schuster

Thor’s best work yet.

Brad Thor’s best work of the series so far! Great entertaining listen. Excited to see what’s next.

It never disappoints!

Brad Thor is quite simply a genius! I love his characters as well as his wit. On to the next installment, I can’t wait!

Armand reads...

...but George acts the books. Wanted to give the book a five-star rating, but without George it just wasn't the same.

P.S. Why aren't there unabridged versions of all Thor's books on Audible?

One of Brad Thor's best

I first listened to Foreign Influence when it was released and I just finished listening to it again. It is a solid 5 star political thriller.

I want to address some of the complaints in the reviews. First Armand Schultz is not as good at narrating as George Guidall, but he is plenty good enough. Some complain that Brad Thor is not as good with this type of espionage thrillers as Vince Flynn or Ben Coes. He is also not as good as Mark Greaney either, but Thor is definitely among the first tier of espionage thrillers authors. The more frequent complaint is that Brad Thor is too political (meaning too politically conservative). With the sole exception of Barry Eisler I'm not aware of any espionage thriller writers who fall squarely on the left side of the US political divide. It does not keep me from purchasing and listening to all of his books.

No negative remarks

Would you listen to Foreign Influence again? Why?

Yes I would, The author had different scenarios at the same time and brought them together towards the end. I do NOT understand why some reviews read this differently.

What about Armand Schultz’s performance did you like?

Great performance!!!!!!!!

A Great Read.

A work of fiction that I couldn't stop listening to. I can't wait to start the next in the series.

Great Read

This story is like all of the Scot Harvath stories, Gripping. I really enjoy Brad Thor's writing. Great narration.

great book another great addition to the series

can't wait for the next book in the series I'm hooked on these books listen to them everyday in my car on the way to work

Foreign influence

Excellent enjoyable and exciting a lot of action keeps you wanting more and more can’t wait for the next episode

lecanady

Absalute best of thor! I have them all and this one surpasses the lot. The action never quits, the plot is great, and I loved it from start to finish. Now Flynn has some real compitition.