The Lions of Lucerne

This page is about the novel "The Lions of Lucerne" by Brad Thor. This is the first novel in the Scot Harvath series.

## Snyopsis

*from bradthor.com -* On the snow-covered slopes of Utah, the unthinkable has just become a nightmarish reality: thirty Secret Service agents have been viciously executed and the vacationing president of the United States is kidnapped by one of the most lethal terrorist organizations in the Middle East—the dreaded Fatah.

But one man, surviving agent and ex-Navy SEAL Scot Harvath, doesn’t believe the Fatah is responsible for the attack. Driven by his professional code of duty and honor—and a solemn vow to avenge his fallen comrades—Scot creates his own rules to get some answers. But his search for the truth raises the blood pressure of his superiors…and casts his own life in mortal jeopardy. The deadly machinations have been set in motion by a shadowy coalition, comprising some of the highest-ranking officials in government and business—men who operate above the law, men who realize the threat Scot poses to their hidden agenda…men who will do anything to stop him.

Now framed for murder and on the run, Scot goes for broke and takes his own brand of justice to the unlikeliest place of all—the towering mountains of Switzerland. It is there that he finds an improbable ally in the beautiful Claudia Mueller of the Swiss Federal Attorney’s Office. Together they must brave the subzero temperatures and sheer heights of treacherous Mount Pilatus—and enter the den of the most notorious team of professional killers the world has ever known.

## Characters

(in order of appearance)

* **Donald Fawcett**:
* **Russell Rolander**:
* **David Snyder**:
* **Mitchell Conti**: (referenced only)
* **Gerhard Miner**: aka Henk Van DenHuevel
* **Claudia Mueller**:
* **Arianne Kuess**: (referenced only) Claudia's boss at the Federal Attorney's Office
* **Urs Schnell**: (referenced only) Deputy Federal Attorney at the Federal Attorney's Office
* **Wilhelm Schroeppel**: Gerhard Miner's cousin
* **Jack Rutledge**: President of the United States
* **Scot Harvath**:
* **Amanda Rutledge**: First Daughter of the United States
* **Sam Harper**: aka Sound, head of president's protective detail, wife - Sharon, 2 daughters
* **William Shaw**: aka Fury, Director of Secret Service Operations for the White House
* **Agent Maxwell**: Secret Service agent on First Daughter's protective detail
* **Agent Ahern**: Secret Service agent on President's protective detail
* **Agent Houchins**: Secret Service agent on President's protective detail
* **Hassan Useff**: member of the Lions
* **Klaus Dryer**: member of the Lions
* **Tom Hollenbeck**: Secret Service agent on protective detail
* **Chris Longo**: Secret Service agent on protective detail, Tom Hollenbeck's assistant
* **Agent Palmer**: Secret Service agent on protective detail, attractive, young female agent
* **Anton Schebel**: member of the Lions
* **Joe Maddux**:
* **Mary Maddux**:
* **Dr. Skip Trawick**:
* **Dr. John Paulos**:
* **Gary Lawlor**: Deputy Director of FBI
* **Agent Zuschnitt**: FBI Agent
* **André Martin**:
* **Vance Boyson**: friend of Scot Harvath
* **Nick Slattery**: friend of Scot Harvath
* **Deputy MacIntyre**: deputy of Wasatch County Sheriff's Department, member of Church of Latter Day Saints
* **Jody Burnis**: CNN reporter
* **Agent Patrasso**: FBI Agent
* **Agent Sprecher**: FBI Agent
* **Dr. Sarah Helsabeck**:
* **Stan Jameson**: Director of Secret Service
* **Gen. Paul Venrick**: Commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC)
* **Adam Marshfield**: aka Star Gazer, Vice-President of the United States
* **Edward DeFina**: Vice-President Marshfield's chief of staff
* **Director Vaile**: Director of CIA
* **Director Sorce**: Director of FBI
* **Nataile Sperando**: Assistant to the Social Secretary of the White House, friend of Scot Harvath and André Martin
* **Herman Toffle**: aka Herman the German, friend of Scot Harvath, wife is Diana
* **Jackie Kreppler**: friend of Scot Harvath and Claudia Mueller
* **Rolf Kreppler**: husband of Jackie Kreppler, jealous of Scot Harvath
* **Johanus Schepp**: Food and Beverage manager of Hotel des Balances'