Series: Book 7 in the Mitch Rapp series
Rating: ****
Tags: Thrillers, General, Political, Fiction, Lang:en
Summary
CIA operative Mitch Rapp follows a trail of contract
killers leading directly to the heart of our nation's capital
in
New York Times bestselling author Vince Flynn's
eighth explosive thriller. It's a gorgeous autumn day in Georgetown. The Democratic
candidates for president and vice president of the United
States are dutifully glad-handing voters and the media
outside a grand estate where a national security conference
has just been held, bringing together the world's greatest
minds to discuss the issues that are threatening the country.
It's American politicking at its best. That's when all hell
breaks loose. When presidential candidate Josh Alexander's motorcade is
ambushed by a group of terrorists, the nation is thrown into
turmoil. Two weeks following the attack, Alexander is carried
to victory by a sympathy vote, but his assailants have not
been found. On the surface it appears to be the work of
al-Qaeda, despite the tremendous job that the U.S. and her
allies have done eliminating terrorist cells within the heart
of America. While the FBI and the rest of the government
begin scouring the world for jihadists, CIA director Irene
Kennedy and Special Agent Skip McMahon are presented with
classified information so toxic that they consider destroying
it altogether, as it contains intelligence pointing to some
of the most powerful players in Washington. Enter Mitch Rapp, the one man reckless enough to follow
the evidence to its explosive conclusion. His journey takes
him through the shadowy world of contract killers, into the
darkest corners of the globe, and eventually back to
Washington, where the fragile pillars of power are shaken to
their core. CIA operative Mitch Rapp returns in another taut thriller.
With the presidential elections close at hand, it looks a
little iffy for Democratic candidates Josh Alexander and
running mate Mark Ross, but when a bomb attack on their
motorcade leaves Alexander's wife and numerous others dead,
the sympathetic vote sweeps the two men to a bittersweet
victory at the polls. At first the bombing looks to be the
work of al-Qaeda, but evidence soon points to a source much
closer to home. Schultz brings a comfortable presence to his
reading. Having narrated several of the past Rapp adventures,
he is on familiar ground, and it shows. His clear, crisp
reading style fits perfectly, beat for beat, with Flynn's
straightforward storytelling. His characterizations are
distinct and well handled, giving Rapp just the right amount
of gruffness, while at the same time providing each of the
supporting characters with their own individual voices
without using over-the-top accents or vocalizations,. Peter
Michalos's fine abridgment keeps the story moving with no
apparent sacrifice of character or plot.
"Tom Clancy fans who have not yet discovered Vince Flynn
and his maverick, do-whatever-it-takes hero, CIA operative
Mitch Rapp, will find this page-turner right up their
alley.... Taut writing and [a] plausible vision of the real
work of the intelligence community." --
Publishers Weekly
"Act of Treason is a fun, finger-blistering page-turner."
--
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
"The suspenseful conclusion of this terrific story is
exciting, satisfying, and totally unexpected.
Act of Treason has what one desires in a thriller --
a multilayered and complex plot full of twists and turns with
a charismatic main character." --
The Roanoke Times (VA)
"CIA operative Mitch Rapp is back. And he's as fearless as
ever." --
Saint Paul Pioneer Press (MN)
"Nonstop action [with a] surprising twist." --
The Stuart News/Port St. Lucie News (FL)
"Whether you're a fan eagerly awaiting the next
installment or a curious reader wondering what all the fuss
is about,
Act of Treason will make your day." --
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