Bradley George Thor Jr. (born August 21, 1969) is an American thriller

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. He is the author of '' The Lions of Lucerne'', '' The First Commandment'', '' The Last Patriot'', and other novels. Thor's novels have been published in countries around the world. He also contributed a

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entitled "The Athens Solution" to the

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-edited anthology, '' Thriller''. Thor also makes frequent appearances on

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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

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listeners as one of the "100 Best Ever" Killer Thrillers.

Early life

Thor was born and raised in

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, and lived in Park City,

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for eight years. Thor is a graduate of the Sacred Heart Schools, Francis W. Parker School, and the

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(''

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''), where he studied creative writing under author T.C. Boyle.

Politics

Views

Thor is a member of

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; he has spoken at their national headquarters on the need for robust

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Media

Thor is a regular contributor to the Glenn Beck television program and has appeared on other

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shows, as well as on

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, ABC, CBS, NBC,

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, and PBS to discuss

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and parallels between his novels and real threats facing the world today. In May 2016, he made speculative comments on the Glenn Beck radio show about Donald Trump that appeared to offer conditional support for violence against him if Trump were elected and did something that he felt endangered the country. Thor denied the comments were a call for assassination.

2020 presidential campaign

Thor announced his candidacy for President of the United States in the 2020 election but on July 5, 2018, Thor decided against running and left the Republican Party, becoming an

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, citing frustration with the Republican-controlled Congress and President

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Bibliography

Scot Harvath series

# '' The Lions of Lucerne'' (2002, ) # '' Path of the Assassin'' (2003, ) # ''

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'' (2004, ) # '' Blowback'' (2005, ) # '' Takedown'' (2006, ) # '' The First Commandment'' (2007, ) # '' The Last Patriot'' (2008, ) # '' The Apostle'' (2009, ) # '' Foreign Influence'' (2010, ) # '' Full Black'' (2011, ) # '' Black List'' (2012, ) # '' Hidden Order'' (2013, ) # '' Act of War'' (2014, ) # ''

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'' (2015, ) # ''Foreign Agent'' (2016, ) # ''Use of Force'' (2017, ) # ''Spymaster'' (2018, ) # ''Backlash'' (2019, ) # ''Near Dark'' (2020, ) # ''Black Ice'' (2021, ) # ''Rising Tiger'' (2022, ) # ''Dead Fall'' (2023, ) # ''Shadow of Doubt'' (2024, ) # ''Edge of Honor'' (2025, )

The Athena Project series

* ''The Athena Project'' (2010, )

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thor, Brad Living people American thriller writers American spy fiction writers Techno-thriller writers Tennessee Republicans 1969 births Novelists from Chicago University of Southern California alumni American male novelists Schools of the Sacred Heart alumni 21st-century American novelists Novelists from Tennessee 21st-century American male writers Candidates in the 2020 United States presidential election Francis W. Parker School (Chicago) alumni