• The Apostle

  • By: Brad Thor
  • Narrated by: Armand Schultz
  • Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (3,816 ratings)

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The Apostle

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

Every politician has a secret. And when the daughter of a politically connected family is kidnapped abroad, America's new president will agree to anything - even a deadly and ill-advised rescue plan - in order to keep his secret hidden.

A new administration and a new approach to dealing with America's enemies have left covert counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath without a job. But when American doctor Julia Gallo is kidnapped in Afghanistan, the terms of her ransom leave the president with only one course of action. In a dangerous assignment that the United States government will deny any knowledge of, Scot Harvath must secretly infiltrate Kabul's notorious Policharki Prison and free the man the kidnappers demand as ransom -- al-Qaeda mastermind, Mustafa Khan.

But when Harvath arrives, he quickly learns that there is more to the kidnapping than anyone dares to admit. And as the subterfuge is laid bare, Harvath must examine his own career of hunting down and killing terrorists, and ask himself if he has what it takes to help one of the world's worst go free.

Brimming with the kind of ripped-from-the-headlines authenticity Brad Thor's internationally bestselling novels are known for, The Apostle doubles down on the blockbuster success of The Last Patriot and reaffirms Thor's status as the master of the political thriller.

Still breathing? Take another thrill ride with superagent Scot Harvath.
©2009 Brad Thor (P)2009 Simon & Schuster

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    1 out of 5 stars

not even my "suspension of disbelief" can hang

i am not even pausing the book to write this.....i have listened to the entire "Harvath" series , and , will finish it....but ,,, really. Hesitated on Armand Schultz, but got into his narration.....I was ruined on this weak effort the moment Scot agreed to go against everything he stands for, and go get the stupid kid, of the stupid b-tch. Unable to recover from THE one premise that sent him on his way......which he would/should never do, i can't recover......i have a strong ability for the ol' "suspension of disbelief" , required for such great reads, in my opinion, as the Jack Reacher, Dirk Pitt, Bob Lee Swagger, Mitch R app books, and now it may be clear that i have run out of riveting reads.....please help , with a suggestion.....thank you...and btw, I've also listened to(and very much enjoyed) the NUMA files, and Oregon as well...Van Dorn detectives, and the Fargo's were also great, I include these because I regret hammering this book, and hope my ref's give you some perspective, as to my comments

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    5 out of 5 stars

Brad does it again!

Brad Thor grabs you and doesn't let go...once again! This is a fantastic story and Thor certainly does his research. This time he even shadowed a black ops team in Afghanistan to find out just how they would react in a similiar situation.

My only disappointment...I finished it too fast and will now have to wait another year for the next Harvath installment!

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Great novel in a great series!

Brad Thor's Scot Harvarh series is one of my favorites of the espionage thriller genre. The novels as consistently 4 or 5 star thrillers. Thor does not have the talent of Vince Flynn, but then few do. This novel is set mostly in Afghanistan. Harvath's task is to enter a prison and kidnap a terrorist in order to free a kidnapped American doctor. George Guidall narrated the prior five novels in the Harvath series, but Thor goes back to Armand Shultz for this and the rest of his novels. Giving up Guidall's narration for anyone else is usually an error, but Schultz is almost as good.

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    3 out of 5 stars

Not so impressed

The story itself was pretty good. However the narrator did not do the story justice and because of this I had a hard time listening to it. I was not as impressed as the other reviewers who rated it a 5 star book. it was a good story but I do not think the writing deserves 5 stars.

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    1 out of 5 stars

Worst yet in an otherwise good series

I really loved the other books he wrote, with Blowback probably being the best.

But this one really sucks. The Secret Service plot is just a side story, and not related to the main story.

The main story does not carry anything special, and Norseman is just a regular soldier in this one. It does not have the techno-thriller magic like the other ones. There are weak attempts with the lake of broken glass, but it looks like Brad could not find enough material or ideas to really use this tale, or he was lazy.

OK entertainment, but absolutely not the level of his other books.

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Boo! Hiss! Not Worthy!

This book destroys suspension of disbelief. I enjoyed all the other books in the series, even when they stretched believability. But this one 1) has Scot Harvath accept a job to release a vicious terrorist, at least at first. 2) Doing so, with no back up from a President he doesn't know or trust, places him in the position of essentially working FOR terrorists. And 3) It ignores a SIMPLE alternative, where Scot would put together a team to go in by night and kill everyone surrounding the kidnap victim, before they even know the team was there.
Not worthy.
I'm so fed up I'll toss this one. If I'm wrong, and the book dresses these issues, someone please let me know.

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    1 out of 5 stars

yikes this is bad

Apparently this book was written for the barely literate. The plot is ridiculous and is so poorly developed that it must have been an outline that the editor passed on and forgot to read the final product. The presentation is equally silly and I'm not sure who is responsible for this- the director of the audio and/or the narrator. I feel dumber for having listened to it.

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    3 out of 5 stars

Just Okay For Me

I have listened to several Brad Thor books and have not been real impressed. This book was the same. I just cant find a connection with his hero.Thor's writing style doesn't provide the excitement that keep me interested.

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  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars

Good addition to series

Seems only negative comments get posted. This is a good addition to a great series. Maybe not the best in the series, but certainly entertaining.

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    1 out of 5 stars

boring

I honestly don't know how some of this stuff makes it to "print". Took about 7 hours to get to any action - terrible book. Narrator was not great either.

Started Listening to "Rain Gods" right after and the difference in the quality was amazing. Get that book right away.

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