Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #37369 in Books
• Published on: 2003-06-02
• Binding: Paperback
• 560 pages

Synopsis
On a busy Washington morning, the stately calm of the White House is shattered in a hail of gunfire. A group of terrorists has gained control of the executive mansion by means of a violent massacre that has left dozens dead. The president is evacuated to his underground bunker - but not before almost 100 hostages have been taken. One man is sent to take control of the crisis. Mitch Rapp, the CIA's top counterterrorism operative, determines that the president is not as safe as Washington's power elite had thought. Moving stealthily among the corridors and secret passageways of the White House, Rapp makes a chilling discovery that could rock America to its core: someone within his own government wants his rescue attempt to fail.

Customer Reviews

Fab - as always
I didn't start reading Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp series from the beginning so after reading Act of Treason and while waiting for a new one I decided to start (almost) from the beginning of the series by picking up Transfer of Power. Although this book is one of the earliest in the Mitch Rapp series it's no less a winner than any of the newer ones. You can see from the beginning that the series is going to be one of those that grabs you and never lets go and that's exactly what Transfer of Power does.

Although none of the newer books need you to have read the earlier installments I found it nice to know how Mitch and Anna first met and it put a few details from the later books into perspective. Unlike many books however (Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta series comes to mind) you don't need to read the earliest in the Mitch Rapp series to be able to know what's going on later on. It's nice to find a series you can pick up anytime and know you'll be able to follow.

Transfer of Power has everything you'd expect from Vince Flynn and Mitch Rapp - there's action and suspense the whole way through and I defy anyone to pick this book up and be able to put it down before you've finished it.

Want shocks? Surprises? Mystery? Suspense? Intrigue? - Then don't read this book!
This book is quite simply lacking in all the characteristics that make a good thriller. The characters are unengaging, the plot is unrealistic and rather dull, the story has no real 'wow' factor and the ending is so very very anticlimactic. The whole book falls short of a truly captivating thriller, with so little suspense and indeed thrills that I frequently found myself nodding off whilst reading. No good at all.

Couldn't put it down
Fast, exciting, and any other adjective you want to add! This is one of those books you dont want to end. Rooted enough in reality to make it scary but also fictional enough to make it exciting... a difficult accomplishment to pull off. Fantastic novel... cant wait to read more of Mitch Rapp's adventures :o)