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Born | Bradley George Thor, Jr. August 21, 1969 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | American |
Period | Modern |
Genre | Spy novel, thriller, faction |
Notable works | Scot Harvath Series |
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Bradley George "Brad" Thor, Jr. (born August 21, 1969) is an American thriller novelist, author of The Lions of Lucerne, Path of the Assassin, State of the Union, Blowback, Takedown, The First Commandment, The Last Patriot, The Apostle, Foreign Influence, The Athena Project, Full Black, and Black List, Hidden Order, Act of War and Code of Conduct. His latest novel in the Harvath series, Foreign Agent, released in June 2016. His next one, Use of Force, is due to be released in June 2017. Thor's novels have been published in countries around the world. He also contributed a short story entitled "The Athens Solution" to the James Patterson-edited anthology, Thriller. Thor also makes frequent appearances on Fox News and The Blaze.
The Last Patriot was nominated for "Best Thriller of the Year" by the International Thriller Writers Association. His novel Blowback was voted by National Public Radio listeners as one of the "100 Best Ever" Killer Thrillers. Thor ranked #26 on Richtopia's list of 200 "Most Influential Authors in the World"[2]
On November 23, 2016, Thor announced on Twitter the title of his next novel, Use of Force.
Thor was born and raised in Chicago, and lived in Park City, Utah for eight years.
Thor is a graduate of the Sacred Heart Schools, the Francis W. Parker School (Chicago), and the University of Southern California (cum laude), where he studied creative writing under author T.C. Boyle.