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Summary: No master of the political/espionage thriller
Review: Follows `The Third OptionEthat has already put the protagonists in place.
In the prelude "Dr. Irene Kennedy stood over the fresh mound and wept,Esets the scene for her position as the new director of the CIA at the "windswept cemeteryEthat ominously foretells of the dark deeds ahead. Mitch Rapp the CIA super-agent is a comic hero of bygone days, for boys who loved Superman, Batman and Robin. Mitch Rapp has been called upon single handedly to save the Presidency from insider intrigue, take out nukes all in two weeks. This story badly needs a dose of reality.
Despite some good passages, as in the meeting in the steam bath (Ch.8) between Rudin (Democrat) and Clark (Republican) prior to the confirmation hearings of Dr. Irene Kennedy as the new Director of the CIA, Mitch Rapp is a flawed hero for today's serious reader of this genre. The story lacks knowledge by the writer of fieldcraft, weaponry and gizmos out there in the real world, in short-details. Vince Flynn needs to do a lot more research on the type of people spy agencies around the world hire, train, command lines and how they go about their work.
Vince Flynn is not a master of the political/espionage thriller in the class of John le Carre, Tom Clancy or John Forsyth despite what book critics are saying; using the same superlatives and comparisons is selling Vince Flynn way above what he is delivering in Separation of Power.
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Summary: great book for flynn readers
Review: I admit this is the first book of flynn that I have read but what a great book it was. I see other readers did not like Mitch Rapp girlfriend in the book, neither did I, but it is a minor point and it is not bad enough to hurt it all that badly. I liked the parts in Washington D.C with Congressmen Rudin and Senator Clark the most but the parts involving Iraq was great to. If you like political or action books then this is the book for you. Also as I said before this is the first book I have read of his, so if you want to read this book and you have not read any others in the series you will still be able to enjoy this book for what is worth. You will be able to understand what is happening in this book if you have not read any of the past books in the series.
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Summary: Is this the end for Mitch?
Review: I had been waiting for this sequel and didn't realize that it had been out for a while. I purchased it during my busiest month (May) and couldn't start it until Memorial Day weekend. Mr. Flynn did it again. The story begins only two weeks after his last story, The Third Option, ended. I really had to think back on all the events of that book, which I absolutely loved. This book COULD stand on its own...however, you'll enjoy it much more if you read Mr. Flynn's other books first. Mitch Rapp is back and better than ever. I love Dr. Kennedy. The President and Anna Reilly came out looking a bit weaker than the prequels. In fact, I didn't even like Anna in this story. She didn't resemble the cool reporter Mitch saved at the WH. But I loved Donatella, and I hope she'll be back. It was good to see Scott, the Navy SEAL, back in the story. The problem with the ending is that some of the loose ends have been tied up and I'm not sure where Mr. Flynn will go from here. I hope Mitch and Donatella can work together. I hope Scott is involved. How long can President Hays stay in office? Oh, I can't wait for the next one!!
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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: Separation of Power
Review: I started with Transfer of Power, and since then I got caught up in The Third Option and moved onto Separation of Power. Separation of Power is Vince Flynns 4th work, it is his 3rd work with Mitch Rapp. Mitch Rapp continues his work with the CIA as Vince Flynn supplies the reader with multiple plot lines that form at the end. You are always thinking and sometime you will find it hard to finish a page because your so interested in what is going on. Vince Flynn holds your eyes on the page as the continue his magnificant series. (I recommend you start with Term Limits or Transfer of Power if you wish to begin reading Minnesotan's Vince Flynns Political Thriller Novels.
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Summary: Mitch Rapp gets the job done
Review: Mitch Rapp is the young, athletic, brilliant and charming hero beloved by Vince Flynn's reader everywhere. In Separation of Powers, he is all set to retire or at least gear down from the fast and furious life of a CIA assassin.
Before he does that, he needs to know who tried to kill him in Germany. Coincidentally, it appears Senator Hank Clark wants him dead. Now the senator is the kind of villain one loves to hate. He is powerful and he owes his tenure in Congress to all his friendly contributors. These constituents don't ask much, just provide them with the CIA's ability to intercept competitor's cell phone calls and data transfers; they'll be happy in silicone valley and they'll keep Clark's reelection fully funded.
But all that is about to change; both Mitch Rapp and the new director-designate of the CIA-Irene Kennedy frown on such misappropriation of government resources...not that the old director approved. The new team just have more energy and they know how the new technology works.
But Mitch can't unravel this trail full-time. Not when he is America's answer to the threat of terrorism. A CIA operative, when Mitch sees a terrorist threat, he kills (eliminates) the terrorist threat. The hardest working man in espionage, Mitch makes it look easy. Having good fortune smiling on you and the President's ear doesn't hurt either. For instance, there was the small matter of acquiring a small motorcade of white Mercedes limousines to infiltrate Iraqi defenses. What do you know, it just so happens, the boys over at ATF have just appropriated such vehicles from a Columbian drug lord. Yes, that's right, not one but three armored Mercedes limousines. Fire up the GPS, the extraction of the weapons of mass destruction is underway. No wonder the Marines couldn't find them. Mitch beat them there and his mission was classified.
While Flynn has been compared to Robert Ludlum and Tom Clancy, I would lean more toward Jack Higgins. There is just something ingenuous and Saturday matinee clever about Flynn that hits `wondrous' on the button. So how does Rapp corner Clark, how is the scoundrel brought to justice? How many gorgeous women faun on Rapp? Sorry, you'll get no answers here. National security comes at a price. To aid reader comprehension, I will however provide a heads up on three frequently used terms in the book that may be helpful; katsas- Isreali intelligence agent. kidon- Israeli assassin. Pavelow- a highly advanced helicopter that can fly low and fast under radar, delivers the goods and makes change.
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Summary: one of my favorite thriller writers
Review: One of my favorite thriller writers is Vince Flynn. He has written a series of novels featuring Mitch Rapp, a CIA assassin. They are, in essence the prototypical thriller novels. They all have supercharged high octane plots that compel the pages to fly by. The main character is superhuman and his mission is to save the civilized world.
In this episode, Israel passes on information that Saddam Hussein is developing a nuclear arsonal beneath a hospital in Baghdad. To strike against this threat will require the death of hundreds of innocent lives as the hospital, itself, is bombed. Mitch is asked to help lead a mission to capture the bombs without a preemptive strike at the hospital. At the same time, powerful people in Washington want to stop the confirmation of Irene Kennedy as the new head of the CIA. They will stop at nothing to see her brought down even if it puts the mission into jeopardy.
SEPARATION OF POWER represents another winning entry in the series of political thrillers Vince Flynn is writing. It has everything one could wish for in this subgenre - a compelling plot with lots of action, a hero that lives up to the role as superman with a love interest, lots of mean villains willing to kill to get their way, and the beautiful background scenery. The books are also quite topical.
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Summary: Fantastic!!
Review: Picking up where The Third Option left off, Vince Flynn has another winner on his hands. Mitch Rapp and Dr. Irene Kennedy are back, along with the other characters from his previous two books, in a very compelling political thriller. Separation of Power is clearly another fast-paced page turner, bringing together several storylines with more than ample amounts of action, suspense, and geopolitical intrigue. Mitch Rapp desires to move on with his life, while simultaneously attempting to bring closure to the turmoil and lingering danger that carried over from the previous book. Dr. Kennedy is facing scheming politicians and business moguls who oppose her confirmation as the head of the CIA and desire to embarrass the President. The President must deal with Saddam Hussein and Iraq who are just weeks away from operational nuclear weapons. Flynn grabs the reader in the first few pages and doesn't let go. This is a must read!!! (But don't start with this. First read Balance of Power and The Third Option.)
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Summary: Third Option, Second Part
Review: Separation of Power is for all intents and purposes a continuation of Third Option. Author, Vince Flynn, left a number of unresolved issues in Third Option and uses these issues as a launch point for Separation of Power. CIA Director Thomas Stansfield has just died. Senator Hank Clark's veiled attempt to discredit Dr Irene Kennedy has failed; and she succeeds her former boss as CIA Director. Mitch Rapp, this country's best counterterrorism operative, has decided to leave CIA wet work and start a family. Meanwhile, Col Friedman the head of Israel's Mossad, provides President Hayes with disturbing information that North Korean scientists are aiding Iraq to produce 3 nuclear bombs. They are ahead of schedule and the Mossad Chief vows Israel will not let the weapons be deployed. Hayes knows that an Israeli attack on Iraq will spark a major war and that the US must get involved. Before Rapp can lead a special operations mission to counter Iraq's nuclear aspirations, he must first put to rest lingering question surrounding a failed mission. This tale conjoins political power, international double crosses, and former liaisons into a worthy book. Without being too repetitious, Flynn provides enough background from Third Option to allow a new reader to jump in at this point. However, compared to Flynn's previous books, I thought Separation of Power was flawed and a little flat. The conflict between Rapp's work and his desire to start a family is stale. It began in Third Option and drags throughout Separation of Power; please address it so we can move on. Minor errors detracted from the story. In two quick examples, Flynn inaccurately has US SOUTHERN Command responsible for enforcing post-Gulf War Operations when it should have been US CENTRAL Command and lists the 48th Fighter Wing at Holloman Air Force Base when it should have been the 49th Fighter Wing. The book's significant inaccuracies are a concern. Flynn has the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff employ F-111 and C-141 aircraft as part of a strike against Iraq. The F-111s haven't been part of the US arsenal since the middle 1990s and the C-141 is generally only used as a medical transport in the Air Force Reserve. Artistic license and plausible embellishment is expected; minor mistakes and missed keystrokes are understandable; but, passing antiquated weapons as modern-day stalwarts in a major plot line of a book is inexcusable, insulting, and causes the reader to question every single detail. This is especially egregious considering we read techno-thrillers for their exacting detail and futuristic drama. This is not Flynn's strongest work and average in comparison to his peers. High-energy action only partially makes up for the inaccurate and tired excerpts. My hope is this effort was an abnormality. I do look forward to his next Rapp book, but will read it with a more critical eye. A worthwhile read.
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Summary: Third Option, Second Part
Review: Separation of Power is for all intents and purposes a continuation of Third Option. Author, Vince Flynn, left a number of unresolved issues in Third Option and uses these issues as a launch point for Separation of Power. CIA Director Thomas Stansfield has just died. Senator Hank Clark's veiled attempt to discredit Dr Irene Kennedy has failed; and she succeeds her former boss as CIA Director. Mitch Rapp, this country's best counterterrorism operative, has decided to leave CIA wet work and start a family. Meanwhile, Col Friedman the head of Israel's Mossad, provides President Hayes with disturbing information that North Korean scientists are aiding Iraq to produce 3 nuclear bombs. They are ahead of schedule and the Mossad Chief vows Israel will not let the weapons be deployed. Hayes knows that an Israeli attack on Iraq will spark a major war and that the US must get involved. Before Rapp can lead a special operations mission to counter Iraq's nuclear aspirations, he must first put to rest lingering question surrounding a failed mission. This tale conjoins political power, international double crosses, and former liaisons into a worthy book. Without being too repetitious, Flynn provides enough background from Third Option to allow a new reader to jump in at this point. However, compared to Flynn's previous books, I thought Separation of Power was flawed and a little flat. The conflict between Rapp's work and his desire to start a family is stale. It began in Third Option and drags throughout Separation of Power; please address it so we can move on. Minor errors detracted from the story. In two quick examples, Flynn inaccurately has US SOUTHERN Command responsible for enforcing post-Gulf War Operations when it should have been US CENTRAL Command and lists the 48th Fighter Wing at Holloman Air Force Base when it should have been the 49th Fighter Wing. The book's significant inaccuracies are a concern. Flynn has the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff employ F-111 and C-141 aircraft as part of a strike against Iraq. The F-111s haven't been part of the US arsenal since the middle 1990s and the C-141 is generally only used as a medical transport in the Air Force Reserve. Artistic license and plausible embellishment is expected; minor mistakes and missed keystrokes are understandable; but, passing antiquated weapons as modern-day stalwarts in a major plot line of a book is inexcusable, insulting, and causes the reader to question every single detail. This is especially egregious considering we read techno-thrillers for their exacting detail and futuristic drama. This is not Flynn's strongest work and average in comparison to his peers. High-energy action only partially makes up for the inaccurate and tired excerpts. My hope is this effort was an abnormality. I do look forward to his next Rapp book, but will read it with a more critical eye. A worthwhile read.
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