Rating: 
Summary: The Weakest of his 6 books, but still a fine read!
Review: I have all of Flynn's books, and this one is the weakest of them. Flynn is usually heavy detail and does a great job plugging in all the gaps in the sub-plots, but this book falls a bit short of the previous standards in his stories. I'm not beating up on him, because he is my favorite writer(i've read all his books 3 times.) This story brings back the man that most of us guys would like to be like...Mitch Rapp. He is trying to figure out why the Isralies have apparently assasinated a couple of key Palestinian leaders, along with a Prince from Saudi. The story flows very well, but unlike in previous Flynn novels, it comes up a little short. I wonder if Flynn rushed to meet a deadline, but I might be way off....who knows? So why should you buy this book, after my negative critism of it? While it falls short of other Flynn books, it is still a very enjoyable and easy read. The story is gripping, and both men and women alike are drawn to the strength of Rapp's character. Men wanna be like him, and women wished their man was more like him. Its a very SOLID story, just the weakest of all Flynn's fine works.
Rating: 
Summary: A non-stop thriller
Review: This is my second Vince Flynn book and I seem to be reading them in reverse order. However two I've read are thrilling, action filled stories that could have come right out of today's headlines. We are treated to the machinations of high level Washington politics, down and dirty intelligence activities and some hard core direct military action. This is one of the best action/thriller series around today, much better than some of the more famous established writers of the genre. Mitch Rapp is almost a 21st century James Bond, but without the cartoonish escapades of 007. Flynn touches on many issues germaine to the real world of terrorism and world politics. Highly recommended.
Rating: 
Summary: Dissapointed
Review: The thumbs up from Dan Brown on the front cover enticed me to buy this book in addition to the fact that the book was considered to be a post 9-11 thriller. I almost expected the book to flow like the 24 Hours TV Series, but instead it turned out to be a jumble of different sub-plots that really didn't flow well at all. Some of the characters / sub-plots (Phillippines, the love story) didn't come together quite well. The "hero" was a little too macho and not too likeable. It seemed like the author ran out of steam toward the end.
My fav character: Prince Omar!
Mark
Rating:
Summary: Good story, offset by so-so pacing
Review: Vince Flynn's latest thriller has government assassin Mitch Rapp taking on terrorists in a novel that is unevenly paced but is nonetheless a fun read.The plot has a Palestinian terrorist named David creating an escalating series of events with the intent of forcing the creation of a Palestinian state. While in certain ways a man of integrity (he does not directly target innocents), he also is aware that his acts will beget additional, less discriminate violence. Meanwhile, Rapp is off in the Philippines, taking on different Islamic terrorists who are holding a family hostage and have already killed members of a previous rescue mission. Flynn keeps things moving, but the big flaw in the story is the pacing. The rescue/revenge mission in the Philippines is clearly a secondary (and independent) plot, yet it dominates over half the book. By the time Rapp gets involved in the main story, it is already around page 300. That's a long time to get the story to kick into full gear, and it's only Flynn's adept writing that is able to overcome this problem. While it is not essential, it is helpful to have read the other in the Mitch Rapp series to fully enjoy this book. While not exceptional enough to merit five stars, this novel is a solid four star effort and a good way to be entertained for a few hours.
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