The Last Patriot

By: Brad Thor

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's Summary

In Brad Thor's highest-voltage thriller to date, Scot Harvath must race to locate an ancient secret that has the power to stop militant Islam dead in its tracks.

June, A.D. 632: Deep within the Uranah Valley of Mount Arafat in Mecca, the Prophet Mohammed shares with his closest companions a final and startling revelation. Within days, he is assassinated.

September 1789: U.S. minister to France Thomas Jefferson, charged with forging a truce with the violent Muslim pirates of the Barbary Coast, makes a shocking discovery - one that could forever impact the world's relationship with Islam.

Present day: When a car bomb explodes outside a Parisian café, Navy Seal turned covert Homeland Security Operative Scot Harvath is thrust back into the life he has tried so desperately to leave behind.

Saving the intended victim of the attack, Harvath becomes party to an amazing and perilous race to uncover a secret so powerful that militant Islam could be defeated once and for all without firing another shot, dropping another bomb, or launching another covert action. But there are powerful men who are determined that Mohammed's mysterious final revelation continue to remain hidden forever.

Hailed by the Chicago Tribune as "quite possibly the next coming of Robert Ludlum", Brad Thor takes listeners across the globe on a heart-pounding chase in which the stakes are higher than they have ever been.

©2008 Brad Thor (P)2011 Simon & Schuster

Plot had some up's and down's

I'm a big fan of George Guidall. When I saw he was narrating this novel I decided to buy the book. Brad Thor could have improved his plot by spending more time in certain areas. For example, he does a great job setting up his theme of drawing a connection between T. Jefferson and Mohammed. His theme of disarming Islam extremists is unique and interesting. But then he disappoints by having the hero, S. Horvath, seem to be a rank amateur at thwarting a assassin who is hot on his trail by not showing a clue about personal security. Scott is continuously easily found by the assassin as if Scott has painted a bulls-eye on his back. Completely implausible. I loved all the in depth description of modern military gear. Scott, however, is a babe in the wood when it comes to security because it seems like a 15 year old with a personal computer and access to the internet could track him down, walk in on him, with no alarms sounded, and attack him and other top FBI, CIA, and Secret Service agents at will. Also the ending was weak, IMHO, and a lazy set-up to pre-sell his next book.

10 of 10 people found this review helpful

Excellent Listen

Would you listen to The Last Patriot again? Why?

Probably not, because I am 75 years old and have too many more books to listen to, Brad Thor is on top of my list.

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

Yes

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

George is one of my favorite narrators, along with .Dick Hill Their voice accents make you be that there is someone else narrating. but you know it is them. ,

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Cant do that not enough time but would like to.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

A Hit (in more ways than one)

Where does The Last Patriot rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is possibly one of the really good books that I have listened to in the past year.

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

Deep plot but not too difficult too keep up with and filled with twists and turns to keep you interested.

Which character – as performed by George Guidall – was your favorite?

George Guidall is so versatile. He is great in every part. I might buy a book just because he was narrator.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

It was but I never sit and listen to any book. I have them in the car and I never lose my place. In fact, I can't wait to get in the car so I can begin listening again.

Any additional comments?

This was my kind of story with my kind of performance by my kind of performer!

6 of 7 people found this review helpful

very enjoyable

Would you consider the audio edition of The Last Patriot to be better than the print version?

much better than print do to narrator

What did you like best about this story?

spy action

Have you listened to any of George Guidall’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

yes, he is always a good narrator

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

last patriot

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Only OK - nteresting concept but not very engaging

What would have made The Last Patriot better?

I would like more plot twists, some additional characters with interesting qualities. There is action in this book, but for some reason, I didn't find it as engaging as other books of this genre. The opening of the book seems inconsequential as it relates to much of the story and that was too bad.

What do you think your next listen will be?

unsure

What does George Guidall bring to the story that you wouldn???t experience if you just read the book?

I love listening to George and it was his narration that brought me to this book.

Any additional comments?

I like Vince Flynn's books and they seem to have a bit more action and the characters are more flawed, which brings a dynamic quality to the story telling; but not in all cases.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Lots of anti Muslim rhetoric

The story is ok, if a bit unbelievable. The narrator was great. But throughout the book, the author goes off on rants about Muslims in America that are straight up anti Muslim conspiracy theorist rhetoric.

If the author had skipped the anti Muslim rants (that sounded like they came straight from political right wing pundits), the story itself would have been fine.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Great Change of Pace

I loved how Thor used historical material and created a new dimension for Scott in this novel. It real added more depth to Scott and it was nice to see him resolve his issues with Rutledge. I wish this series would be made into a television series. I think it could be up there like 24.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Great book

You just can't stop with brad Thor. I love how real everything is. I've been to the bases and cities, his research is spot on

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

And the ending made me ask, "And, and, and?"

I'm a Brad Thor fan but George Guidall just made the book better. The ending leaves me expecting part II. Harvath should know he'll never retire but now that there is a love interest I hope they go on as a team rather than leaving Harvath a loner. That would naturally push his intensity up notch after notch! And that could be more good reading.

Good listen for me..

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

The end? Really.

What would have made The Last Patriot better?

Of all the books up to this point in the series, they have tied up the loose ends and provided closure on the book. Good endings, problems solved, resolutions. This book, has a terrible ending. It really ties up the sub-plots and characters, but it leaves the main plot of the book wide open. Very disappointing.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

Love the take on the Muslim faith and the possibility of a lost revelation.

Which character – as performed by George Guidall – was your favorite?

Scott Harvath

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

I love all the characters. It has some great writing and all the characters have good depth and back-story. You believe in them. The ending is what was bad.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful