A review by netsfrompdx
Backlash by Brad Thor

5.0

Backlash is absolutely brilliant! It is so damn good that I devoured it over the course of a single day. Already knew that Brad Thor is one of the best in the business, but he takes it to another level in this one. The writing is so, so superb that I felt the thrill of every small victory & the agony of every gut wrenching defeat. The details and descriptions of what Scot goes through are so vivid and graphic that it seems as if I was there along with Scot Harvath. I don't want to spoil a single thing form this book, so I won't go into details on the plot. Instead, I'll simply say that the story is fantastic. It picks up where Spymaster left off, hits the gas petal to the floor and doesn't let up for almost 400 pages. And the last ~quarter of the book is quite satisfying. Pick it up and you'll see what I mean.

The only bad thing I can say about Backlash is that I read it so fast that I have to wait another year for the next book. I wanted to savor it, but frankly I just couldn't put it down and before I knew it I was wrapping it up in ~5 hours. I highly recommend reading this book. You will not be disappointed.

Brad Thor already belonged on the Mount Rushmore of thriller writers. This book just cements his status as one of the best in the business.