I was lucky enough to pick this book up during a vicnce flynn book signing at the poisoned pen in scottsdale. He spoke for an hour and it was great to hear about the upcoming movie and the direction he's taking the series. First, I think he's right that it would have been a bad idea to start at the beginning and that by starting in the "middle" with Separation of Power, he helps create a myth to Mitch Rapp. Now, if you follow the series, going back to the beginning and showing his faults and the lessons and mistakes he made at the beginning only adds to the myth. Stan Hurley is the best character in the series besides Mitch and is Mitch with less moral boundaries. Or better yet Mitch is Stan with standards and decency. I can't wait for Flynn to plug the gap between AA and SoPower. He has returned to the level of greatness he achieved with term limits and the first couple Mitch Rapp books. Keep it up Vince because I will continue to read them.