Scot Harvath · Book 1

The Lions of Lucerne

Published
2 January 2002
Pages
419
ISBN-13
9781416543688
Type
novel
Cover of The Lions of Lucerne

About this book

The Lions of Lucerne (2002) launched the Scot Harvath series, introducing him as a Secret Service agent before his later moves into black-ops counterterrorism work. At 419 pages, it's the natural starting point for new readers, since Brad Thor's tradecraft-heavy thrillers are written to work as an entry point wherever a reader begins.

Key facts about The Lions of Lucerne

The Lions of Lucerne is a novel by Brad Thor. Readers have had it since 2 January 2002. It runs to 419 pages.

Our list holds 2 editions of The Lions of Lucerne. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781416543688 to find the main one.

The Lions of Lucerne is book 1 of 26 in the Scot Harvath series. The series has 26 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. Choke Point is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 16 June 2026.

That series sits on our thriller shelf. Meanwhile, Choke Point is the latest published Brad Thor book on file, from 16 June 2026.

About Brad Thor

Brad Thor (born Bradley George Thor Jr., 1969) is an American thriller writer best known for the long-running Scot Harvath series, which follows a former Navy SEAL and Secret Service agent turned elite counterterrorism operative through more than twenty books since his 2002 debut, The Lions of Lucerne, winner of the Barry Award for Best First Novel. See every Brad Thor book in order.

Its place in Scot Harvath

The Lions of Lucerne is book 1 in the Scot Harvath series. It is followed by Path of the Assassin. See the full Scot Harvath reading order.

Scot Harvath is a former Navy SEAL turned covert counterterrorism operative, first for the Secret Service and then for a series of increasingly off-the-books agencies as Brad Thor's politics catch up with the real world. Each novel drops Harvath into a plot ripped from the defense-and-intelligence headlines — Islamist terror cells, rogue nuclear material, Chinese and Russian espionage, cartel violence, biological weapons — and follows him from Washington situation rooms to gunfights on four continents as he works…

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