State of the Union

In Brad Thor's State of the Union, the third installment in the Scot Harvath political thriller series, this novel will propel you forward in a race against time to stop an immiment threat from plunging our country into self-destruction. During the ten-year anniversary of his father's death, Scot receives an urgent message from the President of the United States. He was needed in Washington D.C. right away. When President Rutledge informs him about a mystery message concerning his State of the Union address and what it implies from a new Russian threat, Scot agrees to help him in a race against time. But first, he has to go find Gary Lawlor, a close family friend, who's mysteriously vanished without a trace. And more importantly, when he looks for clues at Gary's home, who was Frank Leighton. With a week to the State of the Union,  Scot travels to Germany first to take care of some unsavory people and to locate Gary. And then he flies to Russia to track down his terrorist threat and the Nukes planted in various US cities. There, he joins forces with Alexandra Ivanova, who became a key ally to stop the bad guys from getting further. Only she could help them decipher top-secret codes and what could it mean. With the clock ticking down, Scot and his team members had to eliminate the only person who could stop in their way and put him out of business before it would be too late for everyone in the USA.

This was a mind-blowing and very powerful political thriller that deals with the "ripped from the headlines" real life events going in the world today. I cared about Scot and how he dealt with a lot of emotional termoil going on in his personal and professional life. He had to carry a lot of heavy weight on his shoulders like Atlas and managed to get the job done in an expedient fashion before the deadline. I think Alex was real interesting and compelling to become a new future alley and an asset to the USA in the future. The characters and the storyline was realistic and idealistic at the same time, when the threat of war is ongoing on everyday. I loved the trio of locations from D.C., Germany and parts of Russia even to the White Sea. It was real visual for those scenic setttings to pop on the page. This has a lot of non-stop action to keep you in suspense, gasp, groan, and shake your head, along with fast-paced drama, intrigue and plenty of mystery along the way.

Will you bear witness to the State of the Union address today?