The Last Patriot

When a car bomb explodes outside a Paris cafe, former Navy SEAL and Homeland Security operative Scot Harvath is pulled back into active duty, his cover blown and his conscience tested. The investigation leads to a secret that could rewrite the history of Islam, a final revelation reportedly made by the Prophet Muhammad that powerful factions on multiple sides will kill to suppress or expose. Brad Thor's seventh Harvath thriller is one of his most ambitious, yoking contemporary counter-terrorism to centuries of religious and colonial history.

George Guidall's narration lends the geopolitical thriller a gravitas that matches its scope, his experienced voice handling both action sequences and historical exposition with equal authority. Guidall is among the most respected voices in audiobook narration, and his command of pacing keeps the globe-spanning story coherent across multiple locations and time periods. The ITW Thriller Award recognizes a novel that delivers genuine intellectual substance alongside its plot mechanics.