A panel of experts in the genre have nominated BACKLASH for a prestigious Barry Award for Best Thriller of the Year. Since 1997, Deadly Pleasures magazine has recognized the best works in mystery and crime fiction with the award named for notorious fan, critic, and reviewer Barry Gardner. Winners are announced at the annual Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, which will...
[From SuspenseMagazine.com] Suspense Magazine: What can fans expect to see from you in 2020? Brad Thor: I created a special, exclusive edition of “Backlash” for Barnes & Noble in 2019. In it, I included a bonus chapter. That chapter has a VERY big hint of what’s next for my protagonist, Scot Harvath. I’ll be sending the chapter out to my...
[From TheRealBookSpy.com] Backlash —which is equal parts a survival story and a quest for revenge after Harvath finds himself stranded in the Russian wilderness during a blizzard, with no backup and nothing to keep him going but the anger burning deep inside—is special. As the year went on, it became the title I weighed all other books against, and the...
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BACKLASH opens in Murmansk Oblast, the extreme north region of northwest Russia. Scot Harvath is immediately met with frigid wind and blowing snow in this Arctic territory known for its severe climate and treacherous terrain. Travelers are drawn to the area for outdoor adventures above the Arctic Circle and to its capital city, Murmansk, known as “Hero City” for its...