Vince Flynn, Act of Treason

Act of Treason

Vince Flynn

Atria, Oct 2006, $25.95

ISBN: 0743270371

In Georgetown the motorcade carrying Democratic presidential candidate, Georgia Governor Josh Alexander and his running mate Senator Mark Ross is attacked by a daring plan that smells of al-Qaeda with bombs exploding and death seemingly everywhere starting with the potential First Lady. The country is outraged and filled with sympathy so two weeks later, Alexander and Ross win the election in a landslide; exit polling showed a strong feeling that a message was sent to the terrorists as much as grieving the loss of the First Lady.

While the media and the FBI seek Middle Eastern terrorists, CIA Director Irene Kennedy and Agent in Charge Skip McMahon find evidence that leads to an alternative inside the Beltway scenario. Agent Mitch Rapp is assigned to uncover the truth though the CIA leadership fears where they think it will end up as they know that if their hunch is right it will take profiles in courage to insure justice occurs.

Though some important secondary subplots seem implausible, fans will appreciate this action-packed political thriller reminiscent of the best of Clancy. The storyline starts off with an explosive lethal onset and never slows down until the final drink of water. Vince Flynn is at his best with this exhilarating whodunit as everyone assumes t is foreign terrorists who did the deed except the CIA brass whose theory seem as far fetched as planes crashing the Twin Towers yet they still wonder if someone committed an ACT OF TREASON.

Harriet Klausner