Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6162 in Books
• Published on: 2003-06-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 560 pages

Review
Flynn's Term Limits was an imaginative political thriller in the Absolute Power vein, and managed to marry its high-octane thriller plot to some extremely persuasive political detail. Flynn pulls off the trick again in Transfer of Power, while sacrificing something of the plausibility of the earlier book. This one has an intriguing plot idea: what if America's most powerful leader was also its prime target? In the heart of Washington, a group of terrorists has captured the White House, massacring dozens of Innocent bystanders. While the Secret Service manages to evacuate the president to his underground bunker, they are not able to stop hostages being taken. Mitch Rapp, a crack counter-terroism operative is sent in to break through the politcal agendas and knee-jerk responses. Moving through the now dangerous corridors and secrets passageway of the presidential mansion, Mitch finds that the treat to the president comes not simply from terrorists. Flynn's narrative seem unlikely, but that hardly matters when the adrenalin produced by the narrative kicks in. And there is no question that Flynn is cornering in the market in action-packed political thrillers, Mitch is a convinvcing protagonist, and there will be some sweaty palms among readers caught up in his lethal dilemma. (Kirkus UK)

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.

About the Author
Vince Flynn is the New York Times bestselling author of seven thrillers, including most recently CONSENT TO KILL and MEMORIAL DAY. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and three children. Visit www.vinceflynn.com

Customer Reviews

A good pageturner
I first heard (or read, rather) about Flynn while browsing on Amazon. I found this book in a used book store and decided to give it a try. I was thinking maybe it would be overly patriotic and flag waving, and it's certainly no doubt that Flynn's loyalty is with Israel when it comes to the middle east, but it didn't make the novel less enjoyable.

Becuase ejoyable it is. Flynn combines great action with political intrigue and despite being almost 550 pages (in paperback) the pace never slows down . The book has good characters but there's not really any character development. Mitch Rapp is a good hero and I wouldn't mind reading more of Flynn's books. Recommended

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.