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Thriller · 2017 · R

Use of Force

by Brad Thor

The refugee crisis is cover for something far worse. Scot Harvath has to find what's hidden in the flow of humanity.

From the #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor comes “his very best” (The Washington Times) thriller, following covert operative Scot Harvath as he is called upon to stop an ISIS-led plot to destroy the Vatican. As a storm rages across the Mediterranean Sea, a terrifying distress call is made to the Italian Coast Guard. Days later, a body washes ashore. Identified as a high value but missing terrorism suspect, his name sends panic through the Central Intelligence Agency. Where was he headed? What was he planning? And could he be connected to the “spectacular

For17+GenreThrillerLength416 pagesRead time~11.6 hoursCommunity ratings0

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What's in this book, at a glance — five things readers want to know before they start.

Violence

A lot

Graphic violence — operations in Libya and the Mediterranean; the terrorist threat within the refugee flow; confrontations

Language

Some

Moderate profanity

Sexual Content

Barely any

Mild — some adult situations

Substance Use

None

No meaningful substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

The hidden operation — who is using the refugee crisis as cover; what they're moving; Harvath's mission to find it

What this book is about

Scot Harvath is sent to investigate the Mediterranean refugee crisis — specifically, intelligence suggesting that a massive terrorist operation is concealed within the flow of migrants crossing from North Africa. Use of Force is the sixteenth Scot Harvath novel — Thor's most Europe-refugee-crisis-focused.

Notes for sensitive readers

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

The Mediterranean refugee crisis as backdrop

A terrorist operation concealed within humanitarian migration

Sixteenth in the Scot Harvath series

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