Book Description
Taking America back...one politician at a timeTERM LIMITSIn one bloody night, three of Washington's most powerful politicians are executed with surgical precision. Their assassins then deliver a shocking ultimatum to the American government: set aside partisan politics and restore power to the people. No one, they warn, is out of their reach -- not even the president. A joint FBI-CIA task force reveals the killers are elite military commandos, but no one knows exactly who they are or when they will strike next. Only Michael O'Rourke, a former U.S. Marine and freshman congressman, holds a clue to the violence: a haunting incident in his own past with explosive implications for his country's future...."Ingenious....Outpaces anything recently published, including Baldacci and Clancy." -- Florida Times-UnionIncludes an excerpt from Memorial Day, Vince Flynn's electrifying new hardcover
Excerpt
Chapter One
The old wood cabin sat alone, surrounded by trees and darkness. The shades were drawn, and a dog lay motionless on the front porch. A thin stream of smoke flowed out of the chimney and headed west, across the rural Maryland countryside toward Washington, D.C. Inside, a man sat silently in front of the fireplace, shoving stacks of paper into the hot flames.
The papers were the product of months of tedious and meticulous work. Each sheet represented hour upon hour of surveillance notes, in-depth subject profiles, and maps of neighborhoods throughout the D.C. metropolitan area. He knew when the police patrolled, when the newspapers were delivered, who jogged and at what time, and most importantly, where his targets slept and what time they awoke.
He and his men had stalked them for months, watching and waiting, patiently discerning which part of their daily routine could be exploited -- and when they would be most vulnerable. His strong hands reached for the fire and stopped short. Letting them hang near the flames, he flexed them straight, then pulled them into tight fists. The men he had been stalking had sent him to some of the most obscure places on the face of the planet to kill people who were deemed a threat to the national security of the United States of America.
Copyright © 1997 by Vince Flynn
Praise:
- “A page-turning read.” -- Larry King, USA Today
- “Ingenious....Outpaces anything recently published, including Baldacci and Clancy.” -- Florida Times-Union
- “A roller-coaster, edge-of-your-seat thriller with loads of insiders' lowdown on D.C. politics.” -- Minneapolis Star-Tribune
- “Term Limits is a four-star, in-your-face, butt-kicking, bull's eye of a political thriller, unlike anything I've ever read! Vince Flynn's debut is fast-paced and unforgettable. Tom Clancy, watch your back!” -- Richard Marcinko best-selling author of the Rogue Warrior® series
- “Term Limits makes Absolute Power look like child's play!” -- Danny O. Coulson, founder of the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team and author of No Heroes
- “Flynn has crafted an adrenaline-charged political thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. To compare Vince Flynn with Clancy and Ludlum is not a flight of fancy.” -- Newport News Press (Virginia)
- “Plenty of action and suspense....Flynn has tapped the day's headlines...the characters are remarkably like present-day White House and Congressional figures.” -- Florida Times-Union
- “Wisconsin Nonstop excitement. Fans of political thrillers like those of Tom Clancy will love Term Limits....The fast-paced story line is crisp and interesting.” -- Midwest Book Review
- “Term Limits really works....A fine debut.” -- San Francisco Examiner