• The Lions of Lucerne

  • By: Brad Thor
  • Narrated by: Armand Schultz
  • Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (11,415 ratings)

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The Lions of Lucerne

By: Brad Thor
Narrated by: Armand Schultz
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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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I like a good formula thriller but this was TOO FO

the reader was great and the story was fun but this is what my wife makes fun of me for reading. the guy is too brilliant, powerful, handsome, indestructible and lucky for even my simple self

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this was the first

ok I am not enthralled with it but a good listen while working. still good

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Should be titled "1,001 ways to kill an agent"

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Yes, a few narrow misses makes for a "thriller" the number that the author had in this book should be in the "fantasy" genre.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

The plot was interesting but then you have to wait while over and over again he is on the edge of death's door, took the book right out of being believable.

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

he keeps the voices in perspective and believable, you immediately know who is speaking.

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Very enjoyable listen

Having been to several of the locations in this story, I could relate to this

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Outstanding!

Great job Brad Thor! Reading awesome books like yours makes me a better writer.

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Decent book

Interesting enough to keep you engaged through the end. For a smart Navy Seal the main character made lots of dumb mistakes.

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Interesting premise, but it was hard to finish

I love skiing in Utah and could really appreciate the environment and premise of the story, but the characters felt a bit two dimensional at times.

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the accents are so bad their good!!!

this guy is a pretty good voice actor but his accents and female voice are so bad their good

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Very entertaining

Kept me cheering for Scott and was rewarded. Will not disappoint you and will be hard to stop listening.

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Sure wish the writer did more research First

This is a great book, I really enjoyed listening to it. Actually I liked it so much that I'm listening to all or most of the books in the series. There is one obvious mistake that Mr Thor makes in ALL of his books though, Cement is a dry powder.That hard stuff used to make sidewalks and patios is Concrete. Concrete does contain cement, but it has a lot of other things in it as well. Cement is used out of context quite a bit in these books. To say something is cemented together would be correct, but to say that someone fell to the "Hard Cement" would not.

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