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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  dspoon | Oct 25, 2009 |  I am having serious difficulty with this book because of the political views expressed. The other book I read in this series allowed for some bits of grey, but this is just way over the top. Everyone and everything is either black or white -- bad or good and the good guys can do what ever they want and remain good guys. (  ) alice443 | Oct 6, 2009 | Extreme Measures, by Vince Flynn, is another Mitch Rapp book, and unfortunately it was a big disappointment. Rapp and fellow CIA counter-terrorism agent Mike Nash are brought in to interrogate two al-Quaeda suspects. They discover that while two terrorist cells have been captured, there is a third that is planning an imminent attack on the US. However, back in Washington, various Senators are trying to curtail the CIA, especially in the use of torture, and both Rapp and Nash are brought back to testify about their interrogation. Meanwhile, the leader of the terrorist cell makes it into America with plans for a terrible attack that Rapp and Nash know must be stopped. For me, Extreme Measures didn't live up to any of my expectations. Because I've read so many of Flynn's books, I know that they won't be particularly well-written, nor will there be a lot of character development. However, what I do count on is to escape to a parallel (and probably not very real) world full of spies and bad guys, and a novel with a lot of plot-driven action. Extreme Measures fails on both counts. After the initial scenes with Rapp and Nash interrogating the suspects, Flynn spends much of the middle section of the book dealing with Mike Nash's home life and the politics of torture - and it's incredibly boring. When the third cell finally gets moving, things pick up, but about 150 pages in the middle seem to have been wasted on Flynn's thinly-veiled opinions about our government (which seems to be filled with men who are "pussies" and women who are "ball-breakers). I'm just glad I got this book from the library, because I'd be pretty peeved if I had spent any money on it. And I'm not quite sure what the deal was with Irene Kennedy. As one of Flynn's only believable female characters, I like to follow what's going on with her. Flynn made a few comments about how she was "not herself" and not happy, but he never followed up on it. Perhaps, if the next book deals with Kennedy, I may read it, but otherwise I think I'm done with Flynn for awhile. (  ) Talbin | Aug 24, 2009 | Flynn's political views are unbelievably naively black and white, but his action is great. Many points for the action and close to zero for the world view. (  ) RistoZ | Aug 6, 2009 | Mitch Rapp, book 9 Having read all of his novels, there is no doubt Vince Flynn is one of my favourite authors. This latest thriller features Mitch Rapp and Mike Nash fighting one more battle against terrorism. This is a very addictive series that captures the secretive world of the fearless men and women risking their lives in covert operations hidden from the scrutiny of their political leaders. This story starts with the CIA detecting and intercepting two terrorist cells, a third is rumoured to be still at large. Rapp and Nash have to think on their feet and have to be at their fighting best; unfortunately this does not go well with their political leaders who wish to have them put on a short leash. But one afternoon everything changes…... terrorists make their way into the US, mayhem and destruction follows. This novel plunges us into a conspiracy with political intrigue, action packed with a lot of tension, violence and gory descriptions. In this novel the dominance of Nash and his domestic life have left Rapp and Kennedy with a lesser role. I found it added a different twist and removed some of the predictability we have been lulled into. (  ) Tigerpaw70 | Jul 17, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0743270428, Hardcover)In the newest devastatingly intense thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon Vince Flynn, his deadly and charismatic hero Mitch Rapp wages a war against a new enemy with the help of a fellow soldier as dedicated and as lethal as they come. Vince Flynn's thrillers, featuring counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp, have dominated the imagination of readers everywhere. In them, Flynn has captured the secretive world of the fearless men and women, who, bound by duty, risk their lives in a covert war they must hide from even their own political leaders. Now, Rapp and his protege, Mike Nash, may have met their match. The CIA has detected and intercepted two terrorist cells, but a third is feared to be on the loose. Led by a dangerous mastermind obsessed with becoming the leader of al-Qaeda, this determined and terrifying group is about to descend on America. Rapp needs the best on this assignment, and Nash, who has served his government honorably for sixteen years first as an officer in the Marine Corps and then as an operative in an elite counterterrorism team run by Rapp is his choice. Together, they have made careers out of meeting violence with extreme violence and have never wavered in the fight against the jihadists and their culture of death. Both have fought the war on terrorism in secret without accolades or acknowledgment of their personal sacrifices. Both have been forced to lie to virtually every single person they care about, and both have soldiered on with the knowledge that their hard work and lethal tactics have saved thousands of lives. But the political winds have changed in America, and certain leaders on Capitol Hill are pushing to have men like Rapp and Nash put back on a short leash. And then one spring afternoon in Washington, DC, everything changes. Using his insider knowledge of intelligence agencies and the military, Flynn once again delivers an all-too-real portrayal of a war that is that is waged every day by a handful of brave, devoted souls. Smart, fast-paced, and jaw-droppingly realistic, Extreme Measures is the political thriller of our time. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:13 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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Now, with Rapp away on assignment in Pakistan, CIA Director Irene Kennedy turns to his protégée Mike Nash. Nash has served his government honorably for sixteen years -- first as an officer in the Marine Corps and then as an operative in an elite counterterrorism team run by none other than Mitch Rapp. He has met violence with extreme violence and has never wavered in his fight against the jihads and their culture of death.
Nash has fought the war on terrorism in secret without accolades or acknowledgement of his personal sacrifice. He has been forced to lie to virtually every single person he cares about, including his wife and children, but he has soldiered on with the knowledge that his hard work and lethal tactics has saved thousands of lives. But the one thing he never saw coming was that his own government was about to turn on him. (