Ive read almost all of Brad Thor's books, and even though I gave it 5 stars its not as good as some of his others. At just under 400 pages, its not as long as some of his books, and the storyline isn't as developed as other books of his. For me, the character James Standing is an interesting addition to the plot. Though there is no shortage of bad guys in the world of Islamic Jihad, in America we have been reluctant to go after people within our borders who bear not obvious resemblance to the typical Jihadi. For those who appreciate modern day global politics there are a lot of similarities between James Standing and billionaire pro one world government George Sorros.

This book is more of a philosophical discussion between the tenants of Marxism, which seeks to even the economic playing field by catering to the needs of the poor by using the police power of government to take private property from people and give it to those government deems needs it. The obvious shortfall of such a policy is evident in the discussions in this book. But this book takes that discussion a step farther and links it to Islamic Jihad, one of the things I have personally wondered about. In Thor's books typically the plot weaves in and about and around in a splendid and riveting fashion leaving the reader satisfied. It was evident to me what the ending of the book was somewhere about 1/3 of the way though. Sometimes that is enough to make me put the book down and move on, but since the book was not too long I was ok with finishing the last 150 pages or so.

The usefulness of Scott Harvath as a main character is coming to an end. I like the idea of a superhero behind enemy lines working for the good of the country, but there are only so many conspiracies and love stories one person can be put though. It will be interesting to see what happens with this returning character.