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Brad Thor’s Last Patriot

I didn’t read “The Last Patriot” by Brad Thor last year when it came out. I’m not sure why, because the character Scot Harvath, who Thor has created, is one of my favorite action characters, and I really enjoy reading Thor’s books. I guess life got in my way and suddenly I saw “The Apostle” in the bookstore and decided to buy both so I could continue reading them in order.

I don’t know if “The Last Patriot” is my favorite Harvath tale, but I definitely enjoyed it and was glad to read the new exploits of the Navy SEAL turned Secret Service, turned into terrorists’ worst nightmare as a Homeland Security agent. , Scot Harvath. You have to remember that this type of book is not necessarily a deep reflection text, but rather a funny action story with guns, murders, bad guys and good guys fighting. That’s what it is, fun to read. I mean, fun, if you like action stories, action movies, and the like.

The story had a flavor similar to “De Vinci Code” or “National Treasure”. I enjoyed both, so I also enjoyed how Thor wove Thomas Jefferson and a copy of “Don Quixote” in which he has supposedly made notes that would affect modern Islam. The search for clues and the discovery of historical artifacts that were relevant today was interesting, if a little different from Harvath’s earlier adventures. Sometimes I found myself wondering if a certain thing was a fact or something invented by Thor, since the book has become intertwined. In the end, it really didn’t matter, I wasn’t reading this book for factual history, just as I didn’t want “National Treasure” as a history lesson. Both this book and that movie are for entertainment. And this book entertained me, and that’s why I bought it and read it.

I was glad to see the returning characters and the development of the relationship between Harvath and Tracy, even though their involvement in this story was minimal. There were good deeds, bad bad guys, and enough twists and turns to keep you reading and wanting to know what was going to happen next. Now I’m looking forward to reading “The Apostle.”

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