“Not only have I never gotten emails like that for any other author, but I’ve gotten about a dozen like that for Brad this year alone.” “Earlier in the year people were writing in, wanting to know when the release date for his next book was so that they could plan their vacation around when the book came out,” Mr. Ryan Steck, who runs the website The Real Book Spy, said that Mr. Thor’s debut novel, “The Lions of Lucerne.” The French director Louis Leterrier, whose action films like “The Incredible Hulk” and “Clash of the Titans” have grossed nearly $1.3 billion at the global box office, will take the helm of the film adaptation of Mr. Grisham’s “Camino Island” but above the latest James Patterson. 2 on the combined print and e-book New York Times best-seller list, behind Mr. In the world of mysteries, suspense novels and thrillers it means he still has a bit of work ahead of him to make that leap to the level of ubiquity and universal name recognition (and yes, Thor is his real name) of a Dan Brown or John Grisham. That would be an absolutely extraordinary number in literary circles. Thor has sold nearly 15 million copies of his books worldwide. He may not have moved that copy, but according to his publisher Mr.
Christie, was retweeted close to 12,000 times and liked more than 65,000, to the point where more than a few people believe the governor was in fact reading the book.Ĭredit. Thor’s Twitter message declaring he might be “the only one in American not mad at” Mr. Chris Christie’s hands (along with some suggestive pixelation between his legs) in the now-infamous aerial beach photograph. Thor’s impish sense of humor comes through over social media, as when he worked with a designer to photoshop the cover of “Use of Force” into Gov. in Central America, was indicted on charges of lying to Congress in the Iran-contra scandal and later pardoned. He pals around with former Navy SEALs and intelligence operatives, even dedicating “Use of Force” to the former C.I.A. He prefaced the remarks as “a hypothetical I am going to ask as a thriller writer,” and denies he meant any form of violence. Thor death threats as well as accusations of Islamophobia.Ĭomments he made last summer about removing Donald Trump, then a candidate, from the presidency if he won the election were interpreted in some corners as advocating harm.
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Thor’s novel “The Last Patriot” as “ the Da Vinci Code for Islam.” The plot, which centered on a secret involving the Prophet Muhammad, earned Mr. Glenn Beck, a big booster, referred to Mr. Thor, 47, has a knack not just for churning out books but for thrusting himself into controversies major and minor. “I suddenly looked and there was my sweet dog, got older, I was like, ‘Wow, this year took a toll on everybody.’” Yet, from his insatiable fans, “the complaint I’m getting is I don’t write fast enough.” Thor said in a recent interview at the Manhattan restaurant Oceana.
“I was glued to my desk and got two books out that year,” Mr.
Only once in the past 16 years has he not published a single book. And it’s a safe bet the next novel featuring Navy SEAL turned intelligence operative Scot Harvath will arrive like clockwork next summer. Lauer said, a hint of disbelief in his voice. “Didn’t ‘Foreign Agent’ just come out?” Mr. The striped towels, deck chairs and palm fronds outside Rockefeller Center lent the Today Show set a distinctive summer vibe as Matt Lauer told viewers, “The Fourth of July weekend’s almost here, that means beaches, barbecues and books.” The thriller writer Brad Thor, a regular guest, brandished a copy of his own latest volume, “Use of Force.”
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