About this title: Deadly and charismatic hero Rapp wages a war against a new enemy, in this devastatingly intense thriller by "New York Times"-bestselling author Flynn.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Date Published: October 2009
ISBN-13:9781416595168ISBN:1416595163
Description: 1-4165-9516-3 From the Publisher #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR VINCE FLYNN RETURNS WITH HIS MOST EXHILARATING POLITICAL THRILLER TO DATE, A PULSE-POUNDING TALE OF ESPIONAGE, COVERT INTELLIGENCE, AND COUNTERTERRORISM. The action begins six days after a series of explosions devastated Washington, D.C., targeting the National Counterterrorism Center and killing 185 people, including public officials and CIA employees. It was a bizarre act of extreme violence that called for extreme measures ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atria
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781416595168ISBN:1416595163
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781416595168ISBN:1416595163
Description: Deadly and charismatic hero Rapp wages a war against a new enemy, in this devastatingly intense thriller by "New York Times"-bestselling author Flynn. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atria
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781416595168ISBN:1416595163
Description: New. Items ship once payments have cleared. Media mail 5-8 days Priority 2-3 days and international orders may be subject to customs clearance procedures which can cause delays. Seasonal delays can occur in postal system. International Orders which cannot ship first class or in priority flat rate will be charged additional postage. All items ship within 24 hours of receiving payment. read more
Flynn delivers his 10th installment of political thriller series based on CIA covert ops bad-ass, Mitch Rapp. Taking place on US soil, Rapp and his band of black ops team chase after a group the terrorists who attack multiple high-profile government counter terrorism targets and high profile politico hot spots all while being vilified on Capitol Hill for some of his more questionable methods by some of the more left-leaning members of the Senate. There are layers of good guys and bad guys and their roles in terrorism presented which makes this a more cerebral read for the thriller genre.
Flynn does a nice job of presenting the psychological make up of many of the primary players of this book - more so than in previous efforts that have focused mostly on his main character. What could have been standard plot and chase thriller really benefits from this treatment and gives at least a dozen characters a more robust feel. This aspect of Flynn's writing has gotten so strong that I found myself at the last page of the book wishing that it was at least 100 pages longer so as to get more of those details through the climax of the novel that wraps in the standard fast paced, jump scene, good guy saves the day you get from a political thriller.
Flynn spends some time trying to honor the various government agencies and the use of torture as a valid method through the discussions had between characters in this book. He does a solid job of presenting some of the finer points of the argument even though the target audience for his novels are already predisposed to agree with him.
For fans of Jack Bauer and Season 7 of 24, this book is definite must read. It hits a lot of the same notes and themes. In many ways Mitch Rapp might be better at being Jack Bauer than Jack Bauer."
"Wonderful story that could be (and the Barbara Boxer scene was) taken from the daily news. Mitch Rapp is commissioned to find the three escaped terrorists who killed 187 Americans in the FBI building attack a week ago. Working with overseas intelligence agencies and connecting the dots, eventually leads to the convergence of all the scattered characters back in DC."
"I have read all of his books, this maybe his best ever. There is a real timely message in this book. There are people out there in the real world that will do anything to destroy America. We must fight them with every thing we have to save our Country. This is not a police action we cannot save America by arresting individuals and overwhelming our court system with criminal trials. This is a WAR...God bless the CIA.......A Marine"
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