I like books that have razor-sharp plotting that snaps and moves along. It's not about the main character being different at the end. I don't want my main character to be different in the end. I still want him committed to his ideas, to be steadfast, true and loyal

Al Qaeda doesn't abide by the Geneva Conventions, so in my opinion, they should not be afforded the protections of them.

What has bothered and angered radical Muslims is that I'm a non-Muslim writing anything at all about Islam. But this is fiction, and I don't think Islam is above criticism or fictionalization any more so than Judaism, Christianity, Mormonism or Hinduism is

Well, my books - I think one of the hallmarks of my thrillers is that they're based in reality.

When you grow up with a name like Brad Thor, people expect you to be 6-foot-4 and a pile of muscles.

... have a smile for everyone you meet and a plan to kill them.

If we talk about the glass being half empty or half full, I want to know what does the glass look like from underneath the table?