Rating: 
Summary: Pretty darn good.
Review: I have come to enjoy Vince Flynn's books over the years. "Separation of Power" is no different. It is fun, a little less action packed than you would expect, but I had a hard time putting it down.
As with his other books, sometimes this author gets bogged down in his setup...there is virtually no action in the first 100 pages. Having said that, Flynn completely redeems any shortcomings with a climax that would rival any of his peers.
Great book! I am looking forward to more from Vince Flynn.
Rating: 
Summary: Current/Believable/Suspenseful & Too Good To Put Down
Review: Publishers Weekly and Book Description summarize the story line of Seperation of Power well. As a reader, I was delighted to get back to an evening (that's all it took to finish this one) of Mitch Rapp tieing up all the loose ends left over from the Third Option. The characters were the politicians we met in Third Option and wanted to know "the rest of the story" about.
Congressman Rudin so self-righteous that he had no objectivity; Senator Hank Clark the ultimate corrupt politian, Dr. Irene Kennedy who had been prepared to take over the CIA when Thomas Stanfield died; President Hayes who had to go for broke in ordering the special forces along with Mitch Rapp to take on an ultra secret covert operation. And, of course, Mitch Rapp, who saved the day, got back together with Anna, and hopefully will be back in another book soon. In today's uncertain time following the destruction of the World Trade Center and the search for Bin Laden, I would hope that Mitch Rapp's real world counterpart is out there along with a group of special forces about to find Bin Laden and destroy the Taliban's ability to create such horrendous destruction.
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: I have read each of Vince Flynn's books and each time he seems to improve. There are surprisingly few problems with this book. For one, Flynn fails to maintain a good tempo in the beginning chapters of this book. Most of the first 200 pages seem too slow in their setup.
Flynn completely redeems any of this book's shortcomings with an awesome finale that rivals anything his literary peers have put out recently. This book is good because it is fun and modern and I look forward to seeing more from this author.
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Summary: Great fiction
Review: A great political thriller. This novel, in my opinion, puts Vince Flynn in the big leagues with Ludlum and Clancy. CIA director Thomas Stansfield has died. In line to get his job is Dr. Irene Kennedy, who is currently heading the CIA's counter-terrorism unit. There are some powerful people who do not want to see Kennedy become director. In the meantime, Mitch Rapp, a 32-year-old operative, is on a mission to try to find out who tried to have him killed when he was in Germany. This leads him to Italy where he looks up an old girlfriend/assassin. This is where the bodies start piling up. On his return to the USA, he's asked to do a final job. He accepts. Through information from the Mossad, it is learned that Saddam Hussein has three working nuclear weapons. These weapons are hidden under a large hospital in Baghdad. Rapp's job is to destroy or steal these weapons without innocent casualties. With a rather complex plot that creates wars between different politicians, as well as other countries, Vince Flynn has delivered a fantastic story. Everything is covered. From Arab-Israeli relations to the powerful workings of Washington D.C. From the Mossad to Saddam Hussein and his family. A well rounded, fast-paced, well written novel. Highly recommended
Rating:
Summary: Separation of Power
Review: Another excellent read from Vince Flynn. The main characters are intriguing and multifaceted, allowing you to connect to them. The detailed and believable blend of fiction and fact in all of his books are captivating and entertaining, and bring the stories to life. I couldn't put this one down. Looking forward to the next one.
Rating:
Summary: Fantastic Read
Review: This is the latest novel with Mitch Rapp as the hero. Irene Kennedy is going through her confirmation hearings to become the first female Director of the CIA and the wolves are out in Washington! Add that to Saddam building nukes, the Mossad playing games, and Mitch's love life in chaos, you have a great thriller that you won't want to put down! I hope to see more like this soon from this excellent author!
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Summary: Damn good!
Review: I just picked up Vince Flynn off the bookshelf and i sure must say i loved every bit of it. Without wasting any more time, i'll give you a brief introduction: Mitch Rapp is the CIA's best weapon. He's all set to retire and get married to his long-time girlfriend Anna Reilly. But before that, Mitch has to fly to Milan to meet up with his ex-lover to find out about the last failed mission in Germany (where Mitch almost got killed through an act of double-crossing). As expected, trouble brews up in Milan with Mitch saving his ex-lover and bringing her to safety. Anna blows her top and leaves Mitch for good! But Mitch cannot allow himself to loose his cool, he cannot ditch the CIA as his lover did to him. Add to this, the complication of a nuclear bomb that Iraq has accquired (which Mitch must stop) and corrupt politicians and you have a non-stop page turning read, an amazing political thriller. Vince Flynn does it again and i'm eager to go back & read Mitch's previous adventures before starting off on his new one (The Executive Power)....
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Summary: best yet
Review: I picked up a Vince Flynn book about two months ago on a recommendation and have now read four of them. Needless to say, I'm hooked! Separation of Power is either top 1 or 2 at this point, along with Transfer of Power. Separation includes lots of interesting subplots and characters, including some new characters not previously introduced, some good love tension, and interesting settings in Italy and Iraq. It has enough military type detail to be convincing but not overly ponderous or technical for those just looking for a fun read. Mitch is truly a terrific action hero. Ladies, you will love him!
My only complaint, as a woman, is that I find the treatment of Anna Reilly, Mitch's girlfriend/wife, to be annoying.
She seems flighty and petty, does a lot of pouting and overreacting and can't seem to understand the importance of her boyfriend's job. Meanwhile, this immature (though stunninly gorgeous of course) 35 year old is NBC's Chief White House Correspondent and the true love of a tough, hardened spy. This didn't sell for me. But, maybe it appeals to the male reader. Anyway, it doesn't detract from the story, which is fast paced, fun, interesting and all around a super read!
Rating:
Summary: Lukewarm at best...
Review: This was my first Vince Flynn book, and have been a huge Clancy fan (I ignore all his new stuff, but I love the days of The Sum Of All Fears and Patriot Games days), so I decided to pick up Separation of Power. The death of CIA director leaves the CIA in a question? Who is going to succeed him? It turns out that President Hayes picks Dr. Irene Kennedy, but one senator already hates her. So he meets with another senator to look around for dirt on her and try to diminish her reputation. Dr. Irene Kennedy has spent a lot of time working for the CIA and for Mitch Rapp. Then the leader of Mossad (Israeli's version of the CIA) Ben Friedman finds out something shocking; Saddam Hussein is making a nuclear bomb, and has made three of them, but hid them in Al Hussien hospital where they are in a bunker. Ben sends the Foreign Minister of Israel to Washington to talk to President Hays, his message; get rid of the nukes or Israel would. So stressing out of Saddam joining the nuclear race, it means that Saddam could get rid of Israel forever or bring a nuclear bomb to Washington. So they call Mitch Rapp to go to Baghdad and get the bomb. But something is bothering Mitch, while he was in Germany doing a mission, he was almost killed, and he wants to find out who wanted him dead. So Mitch and his girlfriend Anna go to Milan Italy which Anna thinks that it is for vacation, it is , but Mitch is also there to meet with Dontalla; a agent for Mossad, and on a tape, he see's Dontalla in Germany. Once he meets up with her, he finds out that Mossad wanted him dead. Now he is looking for the person who wanted him dead and why. Back in Washington, Dr. Irene Kennedy is then brought to the Senate for questioning, and the news breaks out. Dr. Irene Kennedy was responsible for secret missions where it killed 20 people, and exposes Mitch Rapp as a spy and cold-hearted killer. Since Mitch is out, he has to quit the spying business, but is brought back up for one more mission; go to Baghdad in a white entourage and pose as Uday Hussein. Except to complete this mission, President Hays calls for bombings so that they could take out radars so Mitch and a group of Delta Force could go in and get out in the middle of the night. They complete this, and back in Washington, Dr. Irene Kennedy tells President Hays that one of the congressman comitted a crime; he gave the name of a top covert agent, and it is against the law to bring a agent out. Once Mitch gets back, he is retired since the congressman brought him out.
I say the book is lukewarm because I felt that there was little or no suspense when the sting went down. I guess I read the wrong Mitch Rapp book, but I am going to read more of him because I like Mitch, and if you are a Clancy or Ludulm fan, read another book by Vince Flynn or Bob Mayer.
Rating:
Summary: Lives up to previous work
Review: Seperation of Power is a fast paced read that delivers what it promises. To fully appreciate it a new reader should read the book preceeding it in the series or the plot will not come together.
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