Dead Fall drips with danger, depravity, and daring deeds. With all the traditional Brad Thor traits, this is a turbulent tale of tenacity and terror. Scot Harvath is back where he belongs; behind enemy lines and burying bad guys.
Coming off a surprisingly clean mission, Harvath is looking forward to kicking up his heels and spending some downtime with his fiancée. However, fate and the current state of world affairs have other plans. A time sensitive and perilous mission has arisen and there is only one operator suited for the job. An American aid worker has been taken by a unit of mercenaries who reports have shown to be inflicting horrors upon innocent civilians not seen since World War II. With limited resources, no diplomatic cover, and operating in an active warzone… Harvath will be forced to use all of his considerable brains and brawn to complete this mission.
This has all the feel of a “classic” Thor book in all the right ways. Good versus Evil. Visceral action sequences juxtaposed with geopolitical maneuvering. Honor and duty. If you told a long-time reader of the series to close their eyes and imagine what major themes or situations would be present in a “classic” Harvath plot, I have a feeling they’d come up with more than a few of the scenes depicted in this book.
Given the setting is the largest war on European soil since the last Great War, it should be no surprise that Thor creates a reading experience that features equal parts of an action thriller, historical fiction, and political commentary. With shades of a modern take on Band of Brothers or Saving Private Ryan, the horror and trauma of war are on full display and, while Thor is writing a book to entertain his fans, he is not shy about laying out the real world events and players responsible for all of the death and destruction.
I was surprised at how much this book surprised me. While setting a thriller in Ukraine right now is almost a given, Thor made this story unique and fresh. There is a timelessness to this story and the themes explored on the page that Harvath could have been dropped into any of the major conflicts over the past century and the same raw emotions he experiences would be authentic. Dead Fall has instantly become one of my favorite Thor books.
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