I'm a huge fan of the series and dove into the latest installment with high hopes. I'm happy to report this book blew me away, beat my expectations and is likely in the running for best thriller of 2020.
This book deserves to be read without knowing much about the plot. All I will say is that a terrorist plot knocks out the United States power grid and chaos ensues, requiring Mitch Rapp and team to go to extraordinary measures to save the country from total annihilation. Kyle Mills did an amazing job crafting a plot that is scary realistic and didn't feel like fiction at all. In fact, it resulted in me starting to increase my preparedness for a long-term power outage. That's how real and visceral it feels. Simply put, Total Power freaked me the hell out! It seems like this could happen in real life and if/when it does we'll all be in serious trouble.. That's about the best compliment I can give for this book...that it's not that hard to visualize the events and subsequent terror genuinely occurring in our lifetime.
On top of that, I continue to love what Kyle does to evolve Mitch, Scott Coleman and the other key characters while introducing new compelling characters and bad guys. There is one part in the book that I know is going to spark some concern about how Mitch handles himself, but I personally didn't have a problem with it. He's handling business and won't let anyone or anything get in his way to save the US from catastrophic loss of life. To me, that more than justifies his actions.
This book has it all. Great action, tons of intrigue, a race against the clock, international ramifications, and Mitch kicking ass and taking names. I could not put it down and was in awe about how good the book was throughout. Kyle Mills is an evil genius and I'm so happy he's crushing it on behalf of Vince Flynn. Highly recommend reading Total Power!
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