KCR: Extreme Measures, a Mitch Rapp novel (terrorism)

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Extreme Measures is another in a series of thrillers from Vince Flynn featuring his "Mitch Rapp", counter-terrorist in extremis. Unfortunately, this one is not one of his best works, as the plot is just a bit too contrived and some bits are way out of place.

The Setup: Two top Taliban officers were picked up by accident, but before they can be interrogated a few senators found out and ordered they must be treated with velvet gloves. Mitch Rapp jumped in, impersonating an Air Force colonel, and interrogated the prisoners any way, and that lead to his own arrest, and wrath of one of the Senators, who decided to go after Rapp and CIA as rule breakers. Rapp got out thanks to his boss, head of CIA Irene Kennedy, but is forced to go to congressional hearings. In the meanwhile, group of terrorists, hiding in South America and smuggled through Florida, is entering the US, with full SWAT gear and explosives. Their target: Washington D.C., and the Counterterrorism Center itself...

The plot itself just doesn't have that "ticking bomb" feel that other books in the series have. There is little action until the very end, and then it was over in a flash, maybe 5 pages at most. Clearly it's a setup for the next book, but it's still not a satisfactory ending.

Rating: read if you're a fan, skip otherwise