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Since the dawn of the cold war, the idea of the U.S. being attacked by foreign terrorists has loomed as a constant threat, but since the World Trade Center bombing, it has become a chilling reality. Here, that reality is vaulted to a nightmarish new level when Arab terrorists invade Washington, D.C., and seize control of the White House. Chaos ensues as key administration personnel--some competent, most inept--vie to secure the release of more than 100 White House hostages, including the president himself. Heading up the CIA's Counterterrorism Center is Irene Kennedy, deft at penetrating the tangled terrorist psyche. Her top recruit is Mitch Rapp, a loner whose specialty is tracking down the most vicious terrorists and either kidnapping or assassinating them--unofficially, of course. His most recent nabbing proves to be a fount of knowledge, providing otherwise unattainable enemy intelligence. The question remains whether Mitch can use what he's learned before the crazed leader of the White House assault takes more casualties. In his second novel, following Term Limits (1998), Flynn delivers a riveting espionage thriller that will satisfy action fans who like Chuck Logan but won't alienate readers who want a little nuance with their suspense. Mary Frances Wilkens
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Second-novelist Flynn (Term Limits, 1998) returns, this time with an overstuffed political thriller about bad guys kidnaping the White House. With the President in itthough at first he's presumed safe, hunkered down in his custom-built bunker, having been spirited there just in time by the Secret Service. The main meanie is one Rafique Aziz, zealot, all-around nutcase, and valued henchman of Saddam Hussein. Rotten to the core understates it for Aziz. He won't even let his hostages go to the bathroom. He has over a hundred of them, and the deal is the US either complies with his demands(1) release Iraq's frozen assets, (2) end the onerous Iraqi blockade, and (3) support a free and autonomous Palestinian state now!or he shoots a hostage an hour. To demonstrate his bona fides, he dispatches a couple on national TV. It's a crisis that cries out for Mitch Rapp, the CIA's top counterintelligence operative, ``the most efficient and lethal killer in the modern era of the Agency.'' Mitch, code name Iron Man, who lost his high- school sweetheart in Pan Am flight 103 and has been relentlessly vengeful ever since, gains access to the White House. Bloody-minded Aziz booby-traps everything in sight. Meanwhile, power has now been transferred to the Vice President, who proves himself a double-dealing sneak and errant coward. Mitch rescues a female hostage and falls in love. A lot of people get their heads blown off by MP-5 submachine guns. When at last the President is saved, he tells Mitch and his mates how much the country owes them. The reply: ``I was just doing my duty.'' But where is the dastardly Aziz? Unfortunately, it takes an epilogue to do him in. The prose is pedestrian, the plotting predictable, the characters comic strip, and the end long in coming. (Author tour) -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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I really enjoyed this book. Once I started reading it, it was hard to put down. Fast action keeps your interest. If you like his first book, "Term Limits", you will like this book also. I agreed with another reviewer -- "Tom Clancey move over".
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Die Handlung von "Transfer of Power" könnte aus der Fernsehserie "24" stammen. Kompromisslos wie Jack Bauer kämpft Mitch Rapp gegen Terroristen, die das Weiße Haus besetzen und versuchen, den Präsidenten in ihre Gewalt zu bringen. Die Spannung beginnt auf der ersten Seite und hält bis zum Schluss an. Weltliteratur kann und darf man sich freilich nicht erwarten. Wem aber bereits die Fernsehserie "24" Freude bereitet hat, wird sicher auch an diesem Buch Gefalllen finden.
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Vince Flynn has published his second novel and I was just as impressed with Transfer of Power as I was with reading Term Limits. In fact, I believe the Transfer of Power actually exceeded the excitement and drive Term Limits set as a benchmark for Vince's writing style.
I myself am not a political reader, per se, but I very much enjoy reading Mr. Flynn's interpretation of fictional possibilities within our nations capital. I can't wait to read his next book in this series!
Take my word for it, Vince rocks! I place him into the small group of writers where I prefer the hard cover over the paperback.
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outstanding
couldn't put it down. It moved fast, and the scenario seemed so plausible. Definetly equal to Ludlums books for intrigue
Am 24. Juli 2000 veröffentlicht
Nonstop action.
The action moves fast in this one and there in lots of suspense. Tough to put down. A notch below his "Term Limits", but strongly entertaining nonetheless. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 23. Juli 2000 von nobizinfla
Great Movie Script
This was my first Flynn novel and I couldn't put it down. From the first chapter, the reader is captivated to read on with a suspense feeling in the pit of the stomach. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 19. Juli 2000 veröffentlicht
Transfer of Power
An extremely entertaining and exciting political thriller. It was impossible to put the book down and I wasn't ready to stop reading when I reached the end! Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 18. Juli 2000 von Jon
A good summer-time read
Transfer of Power is a step up from Flynn's initial novel,Term Limits. Despite inaccuracies on power structures as they exist inthe Middle East, I found the book to be a good... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 12. Juli 2000 von Michael P. Vimont
Enjoy a new writer while you wait for Clancy to write!
I find Flynn's book delightful. It is fast moving. By page 100 you already have met most of the characters, know what the problem is and can't wait for him to solve it. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 12. Juli 2000 von Patricia Puncho
Transfer of Power
The book was very compelling. I did not want to put it down once I started reading it.
Typical of other Flynn Books this one did contain a technical error. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 4. Juli 2000 veröffentlicht
Vince Flynn, Transfer of Power
Reads well but not as well as his first book, Term Limits. The hero is too heroic and believability suffers. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 1. Juli 2000 veröffentlicht
Transfer of Power
This book grabbed my attention from page 1 and held it the whole time! Flynn did a great job with character development, where each character came from and what motivated them. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 1. Juli 2000 von Terence P. Ambrose
Inaccurate facts mar book
I loved Term Limits, so I bought Transfer of Power eagerly. Unfortunately, early on in the book, several glaring, inaccurate "facts" ruin the tone for me. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 30. Juni 2000 veröffentlicht
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