Well written, with an intresting end - Rated 
Much better than the other one I have read ("Term Limits"). This one has a good story line, interesting twists in the story. Keeps you willing to read in one go once you strated. I must say that Vince Flynn has imporved.
I'd recommend that one.
And definitely will try another one (this time I am going for "Act of Treason").
BRILLIANT - Rated
i thought that the other reviews of this book do not do it justice - this is another brilliant masterpiece from Flynn. Mithch Rapp is the typical gung-ho American CIA agent in the war on terror. He does his job exceptionally well and emands respect from all the top political leaders including the president. However not everyone likes Rapp's waya, even on the inside and when terroists have brought a nuclear bomb into the country only Rapp can save the president again.
Well worth the read.
Fast moving, tense - Rated 
Fast moving, edge of the seat action and suspense. Ever wanted to tell a politician to "shut up and listen"? CIA hero Mitch Rapp does! Great story, and unfortunately very realistic.
Thrillers at their best - Rated
The synopsis tells you the story behind Memorial Day. What it doesn’t tell you is how brilliant this book is. Mitch Rapp is your all round action hero who takes no prisoners in his quest to keep the USA safe. I can’t really find fault with the theory or execution of this book although it’s usually a foregone conclusion with this type of book that the hero will save the day. But it doesn’t make ‘Memorial Day’ any less enjoyable. My husband bought it at the airport and finished it in two days and then hastily handed it over to me to start. We both really enjoyed it and now can’t wait to read all about Mitch Rapps next escapade in Consent to Kill.
No story. No excitement. Vengeance is mine? - Rated 
This is a very current book. Terrorism is on everybody's mind these days. Clearly, the readers of this book have been polarized into two groups. Much like the American public, I suspect. One group, gung-ho behind GW Bush, enthusiastically gulping down every bit of propoganda thrown at them by the press and the government, which gives the USA the moral highground, and everybody who disagree's with the USA's view of the world is either a traitor or a terrorist; depending on how strongly they disagree. Then there's the other group, who are so sickened by GW and his cronies' transgressions of international justice, politics, displomacy, and common decency; that Rapp symobolizes everything that is wrong with the USA today: greedy, domineering, thuggish, and unwilling to accept responsibility for making the world a worse place to live in. But that's politics. Should it interfere with our enjoyment of a novel? I don't believe so, so I am going to try and assess this book independant of my personal feelings towards how the USA deals with its concept of terrorism.
The idea presented in the book is not new. Neither in reality nor in popular fiction. The problem is that Mr Flynn has done a considerably worse job than most other authors. From an impartial point of view, that makes it a weak novel. I would have rather read something else on the topic. Secondly, the character is Mitch Rapp draws a picture of either a very insecure man, or a very stupid one, or both. This is not really our "universal Soldier" is it? Or perhaps it is.... ! Third, the stroy development is terribly. I got the feeling that Mr Flynn realise that a terrorist attack on DC was a hot topic and wanted to write something about it. And he had this cool character Mitch Rapp, so he decided to use him. Then be decided on the start of the story and then end of it, and draw a straight line between the two, and then pulled in people or kicked them out (usually by Rapp killing them), as was convenient for the story. Nobody really "fits" in, and the story definitely does not "evolve", it is simple "told". Somewhere along the line Mr Flynn realised it was too linear, so he gave it a "kink" and told the same story twice. Irrespective, this is a weak book, and certainly not worth the time it takes to read it. It is also punctuated by a barrage of silly mistakes, and one wonders if Mr Flynn even bothered to research it at all? Better luck next time, Mr Flynn. Try writing about something else, and perhaps doing some background research too.
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