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Thriller · 2014 · R

Act of war

by Brad Thor

China is executing a plan to destroy the United States from within. Scot Harvath has seventy-two hours.

For17+GenreThrillerLength416 pagesRead time~11.6 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

A lot

Graphic violence — a Chinese military operation; Harvath's counter-operations; confrontations

Language

Some

Moderate profanity

Sexual Content

Barely any

Mild — some adult situations

Substance Use

None

No meaningful substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

The Chinese plan — the combination of cyber and conventional attack; Harvath's seventy-two-hour window; the geopolitical stakes

What this book is about

Intelligence suggests China is about to execute a massive cyberattack combined with a conventional military strike — a coordinated act of war designed to cripple the United States before it can respond. Scot Harvath is sent to stop it with a seventy-two-hour window. Act of War is the thirteenth Scot Harvath novel — Thor's most China-focused.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

China as adversary — cyber and conventional combined attack

A seventy-two-hour ticking clock

Thirteenth in the Scot Harvath series

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