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Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:24:59 +0000

[...] OPERATION HELL GATE by Marc Cerasini • 24 DECLASSIFIED: TROJAN HORSE by Marc Cerasini • 24 DECLASSIFIED: VETO POWER by John [...]

By: QUICKGASM >> 2.5.07 » Bookgasm

QUICKGASM >> 2.5.07 » Bookgasm — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:26:14 +0000

[...] 24 DECLASSIFIED: CAT’S CLAW is only the fourth original novel in the 24 franchise, but it’s beginning to show serious strain. John Whitman – who also wrote the second one, VETO POWER – this time pits CTU freedom fighter Jack Bauer against a foreign terrorist (yawn) who plans to unleash a deadly virus (yawn). Bauer is in full badass mode as usual – even undergoing 30 minutes of dialysis treatment (!) in the midst of his saving the world – but for a novel that claims to be “original,” it sure feels like covered territory – if not in the previous books, then the TV series. Bauer’s cougar-attracting daughter Kim figures heavily into the plot for once; take that as you will. I’m not giving up on the DECLASSIFIED line just yet, as their short chapters make for ideal reading within short timespans, whether that be waiting in line at the post office or voiding your bowels. [...]

By: Bookgasm » 24 Declassified: Trojan Horse

Bookgasm » 24 Declassified: Trojan Horse — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 13:03:27 +0000

[...] With a plot involving B-movies, Mexican gang members, hookers, computer viruses and a strain of super-meth, TROJAN HORSE has a lot going for it, but isn’t quite sure what to do with it. With that list of ingredients, it had all the makings to be the best 24 novel yet, but unlike the previous installments – VETO POWER and OPERATION HELL GATE – this one isn’t as fine-tuned or well-timed. [...]

By: Bookgasm » Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer

Bookgasm » Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:56:08 +0000

[...] With its wide array of colorful characters both good and bad, and Booth’s every hour accounted for, MANHUNT plays out like a colonial version of 24. It is the most accessible and suspenseful true-to-life tale since Erik Larson’s THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY. Beautifully designed and supplemented with period photographs and illustrations, it also certainly stands as the definitive book of its subject. I don’t often read history books because I find them so dry, but MANHUNT is alive. It’s one to savor. [...]