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  • The Lions of Lucerne

  • By: Brad Thor
  • Narrated by: Armand Schultz
  • Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (11,541 ratings)

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The Lions of Lucerne

By: Brad Thor
Narrated by: Armand Schultz
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Publisher's summary

In a daring and chilling debut, Brad Thor draws us into a sinister labyrinth of political intrigue and international terrorism, serving up an explosive cocktail of unrelenting action as one man is pushed to the edge.

On the snow-covered slopes of Utah, the unthinkable has just become a nightmarish reality: 30 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.

Framed for murder and on the run, Harvath takes his own brand of justice to the towering mountains of Switzerland where he finds an improbable ally in the beautiful Claudia Mueller of the Swiss Federal Attorney's Office. Together they must brave the subzero temperatures and sheer heights of treacherous Mount Pilatus - and enter the den of the most notorious team of professional killers the world has ever known.

©2012 Brad Thor (P)2012 Simon & Schuster, Inc

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"Bottom line: Lions roars." ( People)

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excellent book

read the newest book of the series code of conduct and got hooked. now starting with book 1 and it was good. I'm hooked looking forward to reading the series.

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GreAt Book

I just discovered this author and I am ecstatic that this is a long series. I loved this book!!!!

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Excellent book, excellent narration.

What made the experience of listening to The Lions of Lucerne the most enjoyable?

Armand Schultz does an amazing job narrating. Drew me in with this book and took me to book 2. Unfortunately, book 3 has a different..very different narrator. Ruined the series going forward for me. I had to return book 3. so sad.. was looking forward to making my way through 15+ books!

What does Armand Schultz bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

AMAZING JOB. Just does a great job bringing the characters to life.

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have Armand Schultz record for all the books in the series and I will gladly listen to them all.

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Good! But not Vince Flynn or George Guidal

Found this after racing through all the Mitch Repp books and looking for a fix. I definitely liked it. Generally though, just wasn’t as captivated by Scott Horvath as by Mitch Rapp. Maybe just my bias since I came to “know” Rapp first. Similarly, this narrator did a great job with all of the characters. His only deficiency is not being George Guidal. I’ll surely get the next book in the series, but less urgently than I sought the 2nd Mitch Rapp story

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First Brad Thor book and it was fantastic

Where does The Lions of Lucerne rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Narration was awesome. He did a great job of "creating" the characters and really brought the book to life.

What other book might you compare The Lions of Lucerne to and why?

Lee Child (Jack Reacher) books. Vince Flynn (Mitch Rapp) books. These are similar mystery thriller books.

What does Armand Schultz bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He does an over the top job by creating different voices and bringing the book to life through vocal expressions.

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Unreal!!!

This book was insane to listen too. Heard myself cheering in the end! Scot is right up there with Court Gentry and James Reece! Can’t wait to start Path of the Assassin.

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...my favorite Brad Thor novel!

...probably my favorite Brad Thor novel of all his books. It would also make an excellent action movie if the screenplay would follow the book. This is where it all begins...once read/listen to, you will become a Brad Thor/Scot Harvath fan...undoubtedly!

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Predictable

Very predictable, almost boring. Narrator hard to hear when doing some voices. Made for TV movie like.

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On the second try i am glad i loved it

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This was a book recommend by a friend. i started listening to it and after an hour i could not do it any more. few weeks later and a few book later i gave it another chance. I am sure glad i gave it a second chance. I loved the book. It has its funny moments, serious and it just has a little bit of everything.
Give this book and narrator a chance and you might love it as much as me.

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Excellent book!

Great listen. Riveting story with great plot twists a amazing detail. Excellent research very believable. Recommend reading.

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