The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 25 books · 2002 to 2026

Brad Thor

Thriller and suspenseAction and adventure

Scot Harvath, a former Navy SEAL and Secret Service agent, becomes America’s go-to covert operative against terrorists and hostile states, working for a private intelligence firm run by the man everyone calls the Old Man.

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Scot Harvath

25 books · Set around the worldAction and adventure
  1. 1The Lions of Lucerne2002With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Path of the Assassin2003With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  3. 3State of the Union2004With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Blowback2005With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Takedown2006With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  6. 6The First Commandment2007With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  7. 7The Last Patriot2008With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  8. 8The Apostle2009With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Foreign Influence2010With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  10. 10Full Black2011With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  11. 11Black List2012With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  12. 12Hidden Order2013With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  13. 13Act of War2014With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  14. 14Code of Conduct2015With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  15. 15Foreign Agent2016With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  16. 16Use of Force2017With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  17. 17Spymaster2018With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  18. 18Backlash2019With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  19. 19Near Dark2020With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  20. 20Black Ice2021With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  21. 21Rising Tiger2022With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  22. 22Dead Fall2023With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  23. 23Shadow of Doubt2024With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  24. 24Edge of Honor2025With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon
  25. 25Choke Point2026With Scot HarvathBuy on Amazon

Characters

5 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Harvath and the Carlton Group