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A review by brents
Backlash, Volume 18: A Thriller by Brad Thor
5.0
Incredible. I give out very few 5 star ratings, but this book earned every one of them. I've been reading the Scot Harvath thrillers for years. To be honest I was afraid the series had waned a bit with some less than stellar entries in recent years. Hidden Order veing the worst offender with its eye roll inducing plot involving the Federal Reserve. Yawn. Even Spymaster, the most recent entry before Backlash, had issues as I felt Harvath wasn't as front and center as he should be.
However the cliffhanger end to Spymaster set up Backlash to be the best entry in the entire Harvath series. Thor threw out the formula here and gave us a rip roaring tale of survival and revenge that shows Harvath absolutely unleashed. Sometimes I think Thor can struggle with his endings, but here everything is absolutely nailed. Epic both in climax and what is a de facto epilogue.
If you love the genre then Backlash will make the list of your all time favorites along with Consent to Kill. Get your hands on it asap.
However the cliffhanger end to Spymaster set up Backlash to be the best entry in the entire Harvath series. Thor threw out the formula here and gave us a rip roaring tale of survival and revenge that shows Harvath absolutely unleashed. Sometimes I think Thor can struggle with his endings, but here everything is absolutely nailed. Epic both in climax and what is a de facto epilogue.
If you love the genre then Backlash will make the list of your all time favorites along with Consent to Kill. Get your hands on it asap.