Protect & Defend ~ Vince Flynn

Funk Rating: 8 out of 10

I simply love Mitch Rapp. As I've said many, many times in this blog, I hope there are guys like him out there. When you are fighting for something that is at the ideological core of your existence (freedom), when you are fighting against an enemy that does not value human life, nor any system of jurisprudence or democracy, or when you are fighting for your best friend who is in the hands of your enemy, I firmly believe that rules and law need to take a backseat. Shoot first and ask questions later. And skip the Monday morning quarterbacking altogether.

So this book works for me. Like all of Flynn's books, I am sure there are those out there that can't stomach them. But boy, does Mitch make me cheer when he evens the playing field. When he takes out like 20 bad guys in a few minutes by playing the same games the bad guys play, I feel quite good about it.

If you liked the other Flynn books, this is in the same vein. There are some credibility problems in the set-up, but overall, another great avenging angel who is one of the few that represents what needs to get done to successfully combat terrorists and those that feed/create/spawn them.