The Lions of Lucerne

Overall I liked this book. The main character reminds me of Jack Reacher in actions, not so much physical description, and the story is plausible although probably not all too realistic. Brad Thor can go to incredible detail at times; not Robert Jordan level, though; and it sometimes drags the story along. For example; digging out of the avalanche. The main character took an incredible beating during the short time span covered by the book; considering the premise, though, this was necessary.

Each turn of the page is like watching a trainwreck getting progressively worse when you thought it had previously hit rock bottom. It starts with a protagonist that has plot armor thicker than a Kardashian butt. All trained assassins who are sent after him somehow end up with the accuracy of a blind person with a server Parkinson's. There's dumb one liners throughout action scenes that get progressively more cringe as the book progresses (and some are even downright racist)

The span in characters reappearing can make it daunting to always recall, but a great read. A good job was done in keeping the reader unable to guess at the identity of those involved in the plot until the author chose to reveal.