The Apostle: (Scot Harvath #8)
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. But when covert counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath is...
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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. But when covert counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath is assigned to infiltrate one of the world’s most notorious prisons and free the man the kidnappers demand as ransom, he quickly learns that there is much more to the operation than anyone dares to admit. As the subterfuge is laid bare, Harvath must examine his own career of ruthlessly hunting down and killing terrorists and decide if he has what it takes to help one of the world’s worst go free.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781416586586 (141658658X)
Publish date: May 18th 2010
Publisher: Pocket Books
Pages no: 510
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Mystery,
War,
Military,
Politics,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Action,
Suspense
Series: Scot Harvath (#8)
A kidnapped doctor in Afghanistan and a Presidential scandal. Two story lines that run concurrently through the book. For me, this book had it’s rare moments but overall it was a bit of a yawn. I think David Baldacci has spoiled me for this genre.
Not as good as others. The Secret Service story had zero integration with the primary plot and I am mighty tired of Thor's liberal-bashing and...even...American-bashing: "[Accountability as well as personal responsibility:] had been abdicated by the American voter. As long as most Americans could...