Brad Thor

Brad Thor (born Bradley George Thor Jr., August 21, 1969, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American author of thriller novels, best known for the Scot Harvath series featuring a former Navy SEAL turned Secret Service and counterterrorism operative, which began with The Lions of Lucerne (2002). Before writing fiction, he created, produced and hosted the public-television series Traveling Lite.

He has served on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Analytic Red Cell Unit, an advisory panel examining threats to national security, and speaks to law enforcement and military audiences on terrorism and security topics.