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Fiction, Suspense, Thriller, Writers on Writing

Sep 16: Brad Taylor on Sleepwalking Toward Armageddon

September 17, 2026

Bestselling thriller author on the real-world fault lines behind his explosive new novel, Shadow Strike – A Pike Logan Novel

Shadow Strike – A Pike Logan Thriller with Brad Taylor

Brad Taylor returns to Conversations Live to pull back the curtain on Shadow Strike, his latest pulse-pounding thriller. Brad walks us through how the book came together, from the geopolitical tensions that sparked the idea, to research trips that took him from South America deep toward the edge of Antarctica.

We dig into the craft of writing believable characters, and the strange, unsettling experience of watching headlines catch up to a plot Brad already finished writing months before. Hamas, Hezbollah, Patagonia, and Argentina all collide in ways that feel ripped from today’s news.

Brad also shares why he believes the world is sleepwalking its way toward Armageddon. Is too late for us to wake up? Join us to find out. 

Meet Brad Taylor

Brad Taylor retired from the army as a Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel. During his 20 plus years in the army, Brad held numerous Infantry and Special Forces positions, including eight years in 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment – Delta, where he commanded multiple troops and a squadron. He’s conducted operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other classified locations. Brad’s final assignment was the Assistant Professor of Military Science at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. When not writing, he serves as a security consultant on asymmetric threats for various agencies. 

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Fiction, Thriller, Writers on Writing

May 06: Brad Taylor on Shadow Strike: Assassins, Geopolitics, & Writing the World He Knows

May 6, 2026

Celebrating the 20th exciting Pike Logan mission

Shadow Strike – A Pike Logan Thriller with Brad Taylor

Brad Taylor has spent two decades writing thrillers that blend fiction with overseas intrigue, and real-life, boots on the ground action.

Shadow Strike – the 20th installment in Taylor’s Pike Logan series – begins when a rogue cell within Iran’s Revolutionary Guard orchestrates the escape of the world’s most dangerous assassin, a man known only as the Ghost. His mission, to kill the Israeli prime minister.

Brad shares how Shadow Strike came together, from the geopolitical fault lines that inspired it, to the research trips that took Brad from South America to the edge of the Antarctic. We talk about writing credible characters; what it’s like to watch real-world events catch up to a plot you finished months earlier. Hamas, Hezbollah, Patagonia, and Argentina. And, why Brad says we are sleepwalking our way to Armageddon.

Meet Brad Taylor

After more than 21 years, Brad Taylor retired from the army as a Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel. He held numerous Infantry and Special Forces positions, including eight years in 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment – Delta, where he commanded multiple troops and a squadron. He’s conducted operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other classified locations. Brad’s final assignment was the Assistant Professor of Military Science at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. When not writing, he serves as a security consultant on asymmetric threats for various agencies. 

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