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Executive Power (Hardcover)

by Vince Flynn (Author) "Anna Rielly drifted in and out of sleep, the warm sun enveloping her in a hazy dream ..." (more)
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Packed with likable characters and undergirded by an in-depth understanding of the tangled politics of the 21st-century Middle East, Flynn's latest spy thriller (after the bestselling Separation of Power) can rightly be termed a post-September 11 espionage novel. Mitch Rapp is the CIA's number one assassin, recently lauded by the president as "the single most important person in America's fight against terrorism." Recently married to a high-profile anchorwoman and given a desk job, Mitch is having a hard time settling into the brain center of the CIA and giving up the gritty end of operations. He can't seem to resist seeking hands-on involvement in his latest assignment: unraveling a murky plot to create a Palestinian state. A mysterious operative, "David," plans to assassinate the heads of the major terrorist groups in the region and pin the deaths on Israel, simultaneously creating sympathy for the Palestinian cause while striking a fatal blow against terrorism, which he despises. Though the novel never strays far from the many conventions of the genre-a cadre of international agents, pedantic bureaucrats, spoiled sheikhs, and a U.S. president and military unfailingly portrayed as noble-Flynn spins an entertaining narrative. Though the book deals with an Iraq still firmly under Saddam's control, it should appeal to Americans' burgeoning awareness of-and interest in-the complex affairs of the Middle East. Perhaps the book's greatest accomplishment is its oblique questioning of the politics of vengeance. "The only way to make them stop is to hit them harder than they hit us," says the leader of Israel's intelligence agency. As Flynn's book demonstrates, the tragedy is that those same words could easily come from either side.
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After the events in Separation of Power (2001), Mitch Rapp's identity as a covert CIA operative (read assassin) is more overt than covert, and in the public eye is the last place he wants to be. In spite of his promises to his wife that he'll take a desk job now that his anonymity has been compromised, Mitch doesn't hesitate to tackle another covert mission involving the rescue of a family being held hostage in the Middle East. With his mentor, Irene Kennedy, now heading the CIA and with President Hayes' supreme trust, Mitch has more leeway than ever in his operation, and rather than sit back and watch his team at work, Mitch puts himself on the front line. Flynn's timing with these thrillers is uncanny (even though his reference to Saddam Hussein as a key villain here is a beat or two late). Another explosive tale of international intrigue from a master of the high-concept thriller. Mary Frances Wilkens
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3.0 out of 5 stars Ran out of Steam, Jan 22 2008
By Toni Osborne "The Way I See It" (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Executive Power (Mass Market Paperback)
CIA field agent Mitch Rapp receives public acknowledgement by the president for his role in the fight against terrorism. The spotlight blows his cover as a covert operator making him a target for eradication by terrorist. Rapp is forced to take an office job in an advisory position behind the lines.

When a Navy Seal team is ambushed on a top-secret mission in the Philippines, it is suspected that a leak came from the State Department or in the diplomatic corps. At the same time another problem develops in the Middle East. One of their most powerful man and a ruthless assassin are composing a master plan to ensure that the Palestinians will get the land that they feel they are entitled to.

With the world probing into every move, will Rapp be able to overcome all obstacles and keep the flames of war from raging?

This is a fast paced political thriller that ran out of steam towards the end. The two plots are at the extreme limit of credibility, nevertheless quite clever. Although I have yet to figure out what the two have to do with one another. This book touches many of the relevant issues regarding the allowable limits of government confronted with terrorist threats. I was disappointed in the lack of charm and warmth portrayed by the main characters this time. Nevertheless I enjoyed reading this book and I am looking forward to the sequel.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good story, offset by so-so pacing, Jun 23 2004
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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2.0 out of 5 stars no-brainer, May 19 2004
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This book was kind of fun, but only when I kept my brain switched off. Clunky writing and shallow characters are expected in a genre book like this, but there were two points that really didn't work for me.

First, the Phillipines and Palestinian plots were totally unrelated. Almost as if he took two incomplete book outlines and shoved them together to make deadline. Lazy lazy lazy.

The worst for me was the alternating self-righteousness of the main character about thoughtless Washinton bureaucrats who thought they were above the rules and are therefore bad, as compared with the self-righteousness of the main character about his own definition of his own rules to govern his own actions which must be good. It's ok for him to reveal details about his operations to his wife, for instance.

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5.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER HIT
THIS IS ONE GREAT BOOK. NOT AS GOOD AS THE OTHERS BUT STILL A GREAT READ. DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE OTHERS WHO SAY IT WAS ALL BAD, MAYBE THEY HAD A BAD DAY. Read more
Published on Mar 12 2004 by BRIAN

5.0 out of 5 stars Relentless pacing with nonstop action
The hero of this superb series of political thrillers, CIA agent Mitch Rapp, has two problems to deal with. Read more
Published on Feb 29 2004 by Larry Gandle

3.0 out of 5 stars an enjoying read -- just don't question. :)
a surprisingly good effort from flynn (All Is Relative, of course). he still can't correctly use semi-colons to save his life (to him, they're synonymous with commas), and... Read more
Published on Feb 25 2004 by finn

4.0 out of 5 stars Mitch Rapp struggles with career and marriage, and succeeds.
Mitch Rapp, a CIA SuperAgent is entering a new phase on his personal life and his career. Previously he was a secret assassin, and had just thwarted an attempt by Iraq to procure... Read more
Published on Sep 17 2003 by RedDog

4.0 out of 5 stars Page turner that disappoints only at the end
A friend gave me EXECUTIVE POWER, a political thriller
by Vince Flynn . . . he said it was a real page turner, and
though I'm not a big fan of books about CIA... Read more
Published on Aug 18 2003 by Blaine Greenfield

4.0 out of 5 stars First Time For Flynn and Rapp
As a first time reader of Flynn's work I enjoyed the book. I took it on a vacation to Las Vegas and was able to read it even with all the distractions of Vegas. Read more
Published on Aug 6 2003 by Michael D. Haberman

4.0 out of 5 stars (4+) It Is A Shame No Real Life Mitch Rapp Exists
This is the first book I have read by Vince Flynn, and it is totaly understandable why it was on the bestseller list for several weeks. Read more
Published on Jul 31 2003 by Tucker Andersen

4.0 out of 5 stars Another good plot
This is the latest in Vince Flynn's "series." Super-spy Mitch Rapp is married, and settling into his "desk job" with the CIA. Read more
Published on Jul 27 2003 by Michael Freeman

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining Read
If you enjoyed the other Vince Flynn *Mitch Rapp* books, I think you'll enjoy reading this installment. Read more
Published on Jul 14 2003 by Bonnie Fitzpatrick

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, but not up to Flynn's standards
Having read all four of Vince Flynn's previous novels, I had massive expectations for this one - and walked away a bit disappointed. Read more
Published on Jul 13 2003 by Skvoznyak

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