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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Mitch Rapp Becomes the Prey, 23 Feb 2006
In the tangled world of terrorists, our "friends" can be our worst enemies. Those with careful memories recall that 9/11 was primarily executed by middle class Saudi citizens . . . with nary an Iraqi in sight. Consent to Kill carefully explores that duality of role among leading Saudi citizens in a way that will leave most people wondering if we really have things under control.Mitch Rapp becomes the target of a Saudi billionaire after the billionaire's soon was captured and killed by Mitch. With the connivance of a member of the King's family, top talent is recruited to do the dirty deed. At the same time, Mitch is facing up to some surprises. He's slowing down and starting to take married life more seriously. Where will it all lead? As you can imagine there are a lot of bangs and flashes involved. Most action thrillers are pretty much interchangeable. Vince Flynn has risen above such clichés in this novel by using unusual circumstances to reveal the character of Mitch Rapp. It's rare to find a book about assassins that explores their motives and feelings about their work. Most assassins are simply described as sick people or not developed psychologically. The book's basic premise is that being on the receiving end of murderous intentions will change a man. And that point is certainly right. How being hunted changes Mitch Rapp makes for a good story. Unfortunately, many of the other characters in the book are simply caricatures of the types we all love to hate. That makes much of the book's oversimplifications into intentional satire. If those elements had been edited down about 30%, for me this would have been a much more entertaining book. As it was, the plot kept taking me places I didn't expect to go, and I enjoyed the trip. Nice book! Mitch Rapp fans will definitely want to read this one!
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