Shadow of Doubt

A Thriller

De: Brad Thor

Narrado por: Armand Schultz

In a world shrouded in shadows, where doubt is the only weapon, can one spy expose the truth? #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor delivers his latest high-octane thriller.

A mysterious cargo plane, flanked by a squadron of Russia’s most lethal fighters, has just taken off from a remote airbase. Closely monitored by the United States, no one inside the Pentagon has any idea where it’s going or what it’s carrying.

A high-level Russian defector, a walking vault of secrets that could shatter the West, seeks asylum in Norway. Across the continent, in the heart of Paris, a lone French agent stumbles upon a conspiracy so explosive it could ignite a global firestorm.

As alarm bells ring in Washington, the CIA’s most lethal weapon, Scot Harvath, is forced to choose between his conscience and his country.

You’ll be left breathless as Harvath is swept into a whirlwind of double agents, international intrigue, and heart-stopping chases.

©2024 Brad Thor (P)2024 Simon & Schuster Audio

Classic Thor

He finally gets what he really wants after all these missions and we don’t know what’s next

4.5 Stars

4.5 Stars 🌟

It's that time of year again. I always get so excited when the yearly release of the latest Brad Thor book comes out. It's one of the very few that I actually pre-order in both audio and print formats. I's hard to believe we are already at book 23 - where in the world does the time go?

I looked back on my review from the last book and while I am a huge fan of this series, the last book left me feeling a little bit let down. With that being said, it didn't change the fact that I was THRILLED and excited to start this latest book - it is just one of those things that happens - we ARE 23 books into this series after all.

This book takes place fairly quickly after the end of the last book and the happenings in Ukraine. We are back to the plots of these more recent books focusing on Russia and those surrounding countries and this book is no different. Norway, of course, always tends to become tangentially involved as well. Scot IS about to marry Solvi Kolstad - an operative for the Norwegian Intelligence Service after all.

This time there are several storylines that we are immediately dropped into and we end up following each separate story arc throughout the book until the end when they all eventually come together. There is a Russian intelligence officer who has defected to Norway. He is a "catch" for the services with all of the information that he had access to. Solvi is in charge of his debriefing - and lets just say that the Russians are NOT going to let him go easily.

Then there is something that the Americans discover during their daily satellite coverage that has them concerned. Russia seems to have flown some very secretive things into Belarus and those in the know think it might be Russian nukes being moved or stored - moving important pieces on the chessboard. Then, there is a situation in France with another operative who seems to have discovered some intel that is EXTREMELY important, and very sensitive - enough to get him killed before he can let others know. Yep - lots going on.

With Solvi involved, that brings Scot into the picture and when he becomes involved, he discovers that there is one name, one person that has escaped Scot's "justice" in the death of his wife's murder. You know what that means.....that person has to die.

So let the games begin. Things are action packed and drama filled from beginning to end. To me, this book felt more like the books that I am used to from Mr. Thor. There is the feeling that SOMEHOW these things are all related, but the HOW of it is not clear until much later.

I enjoyed this book tremendously - and as usual Armand Schultz does a fantastic job with the narration. The ending left me a little nervous - I'm hoping this is not the last book in this series. I'm not ready to say goodbye to Scot Harvath yet. But, hopefully, I'm completely wrong about that.

So, fingers crossed, the wait begins for book 24.

Mt.Hood

Overall, simply badass. A great story with a fantastic narration. I would highly recommend it, especially if you like Jack Carr.

Best one yet

A pleasant surprise to have all the “thrill” without all of the gore. Mitch Rapp, James Reese, and the Gray Man can all take note.

Entertaining

it was not as captivating as other books in the series, but it was still enjoyable.

Brad Thor!

There are several “thriller” characters that stand apart and the authors who create them do also
Tom Clancy Jack Ryan
Vince Flynn Mitch Rapp
Mick Herron Jackson Lamb
Daniel Silva Gabriel Allon
And of course Brad Thor Scott Harvath
Another winning book in his series
Let us hope he never stops writing
I have been with him on this ride since the beginning and await a new read next summer!

Thor hammers another one

A great follow on the last. Can’t wait until the next. Hope they are not a honeymoon long.

I love the Harvath books

I loved this book. The narrator is amazing and my favorite. The story flows and is not predictable. Kept my attention and really enjoyed it

Suspense on steroids!

Brad does not disappoint! Intricate story line, well developed characters, real world scenarios, up to the minute tech!

Meandering plot and boring whodunit

This story has Scot shooting bad guys to help his girlfriend with a security problem. There's also a B-plot murder mystery in Paris which takes up about a third of the storytelling time. There's no relation between the two until the end when there's an "Oh, it was that guy..." moment that feels forced.

Scot's trajectory is haphazard as well. Typically, the Big Objective is laid out in the first act and the team slowly works to get to it. This time it's one thing, and then another slightly related, and then a detour... It feels like several stories stitched together instead of the usual SH novel.

I liked that the stakes are lower than previous stories and nothing truly outlandish or deus-ex-machina happens.

The inclusion of the Paris sub-plot takes up so much time that the other main characters (Nicholas, the familiar Carlton Group admins...) barely make appearances and don't really get their moments in the spotlight.

The narration is as good as always. Strong, different voices for the characters, although his female voices could be more distinct--they all seem to be variations of the Nicholas voice.