The Lions of Lucerne (novel)
Encyclopedia
The Lions of Lucerne is a spy novel published in 2002 and written by American novelist Brad Thor
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wrote "it's hard to get past the novel's many graceless shortcomings, cliched language..., cartoonish scenes and a protagonist whose superhero character desperately needs fleshing out. A reviewer for Kirkus Reviews
called Thor's prose "tangled" at times.
Other media, notably regional titles, were more positive. The Anniston Star
wrote that Thor had recreated "a genre that has been firmly in the grasp of Tom Clancy for so long is not an easy feat. Fortunately for military intrigue devotees, Brad Thor has done just that—and on his first time out too." The Tacoma Reporter wrote "this book is one of the best entries into the military thriller genre since the early works of Tom Clancy" and that Harvath "will definitely take a place beside Cussler’s Dirk Pitt and Clancy’s Jack Ryan."
Brad Thor
Brad Thor is a #1 New York Times bestselling thriller novelist and author of The Lions of Lucerne, Path of the Assassin, State of the Union, Blowback, Takedown, The First Commandment, The Last Patriot, The Apostle, Foreign Influence, The Athena Project and Full Black. His novels have been...
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Plot
The work is Thor's first novel with the character of Scot Harvath, an ex-Navy SEAL and current U.S. Secret Service agent. Harvath survives an attack which leaves 30 of his fellow agents dead and the president of the United States kidnapped. He begins a search for those responsible and attempts to rescue the president.Reviews
Reviews for the book were mixed. Publishing industry trade magazines were generally negative. Publishers WeeklyPublishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents...
wrote "it's hard to get past the novel's many graceless shortcomings, cliched language..., cartoonish scenes and a protagonist whose superhero character desperately needs fleshing out. A reviewer for Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviews is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus . Kirkus serves the book and literary trade sector, including libraries, publishers, literary and film agents, film and TV producers and booksellers. Kirkus Reviews is published on the first and 15th of each month...
called Thor's prose "tangled" at times.
Other media, notably regional titles, were more positive. The Anniston Star
The Anniston Star
The Anniston Star is the daily newspaper serving Anniston, Alabama, and the surrounding six-county region. Average Sunday circulation in September 2004 was 26,747. The newspaper is locally-owned by Consolidated Publishing Company, which is controlled by the descendants of Col. Harry M. Ayers, one...
wrote that Thor had recreated "a genre that has been firmly in the grasp of Tom Clancy for so long is not an easy feat. Fortunately for military intrigue devotees, Brad Thor has done just that—and on his first time out too." The Tacoma Reporter wrote "this book is one of the best entries into the military thriller genre since the early works of Tom Clancy" and that Harvath "will definitely take a place beside Cussler’s Dirk Pitt and Clancy’s Jack Ryan."