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Thriller Writer Brad Thor Spills Secrets

Posted: December 13th, 2018

By Brad Thor

Brad Thor is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Spy Master,  Use of Force,  Foreign Agent,  Code of Conduct,  Act of War, Hidden Order, Black List, Full Black,  The Athena Project, Foreign Influence (one of Suspense Magazine's best political thrillers of 2010), The Apostle, The Last Patriot (nominated best thriller of the year by the International Thriller Writers Association and banned in Saudi Arabia), The First Commandment, Takedown, Blowback (recognized as one of the Top 100 Killer Thrillers of All Time by NPR), State of the Union, Path of the Assassin, and The Lions of Lucerne.

Brad Thor has made a career out of secrets and espionage, and using them to craft the kind of adventures most people only ever dream about.  For the past (nearly) two decades, he’s been cranking out a novel a year, (one year, he wrote two) and he’s managed to successfully turn his brand into a business.  His personal website is filled with the kind of thought candy that keeps his readers connected and he keeps them buying between novels, by recommending products that have his character’s stamp of approval all over them. 

Thor’s last novel, ‘SpyMaster’, was a 2018 summer hit.  We caught up with him mid-year, to get a little writing advice, as he works to finish his next book, ‘Backlash’, due out next June. 

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