"Like a python squeezing the air out of its prey, he would strip away the deceptions until the subject's only chance at life, a lung full of air, was the truth."
I had my first request!
On the surface, these 10 books and counting might seem like your everyday kill 'em and save the day stories, but Mr. Flynn steps beyond that too easy formula and grounds his story lines in the mission to mission struggles of a particular CIA operative, Mitch Rapp. Flynn makes the plot from Rapp's point of view and portrays how a soldier for life sees the tiniest of details. While the story lines do include action, suspense, and spilled blood, you are drawn more to the other battles Rapp faces. How much should an intelligence agency share with the press? Why do reporters feel the need to publish facts that put agents overseas in danger? Why do politicians feel they have the right to make decisions about conflicts they know nothing about? How do you talk to the person you love on a daily basis without telling them what you really face on your missions? How do you avoid being affected when you are constantly facing evil in its purest form? These issues are constantly evolving as more characters, both good and bad, come into play. Flynn is able to move them all around his story gameboard with ease. You enter his world on page one and are sad to say good-bye at the last. That is until the next book is released.
Happy Page Turning!!
Couldn't have said it better myself.
ReplyDeleteNow, will you please review every Christopher Pike book that has blood or witch in the title.
ReplyDeleteThank you.