The terminal list

Let's start with the obvious: this is not a good book. The good characters are all perfect Mary Sues and the bad characters have no redeeeming characteristics. The main character can magically find whoever he needs within a day, no matter where they are. The bad guys, on the other hand, can almost never find the hero, even when they have the full power of the US government and military. Whenever they come close to catching him, they always allow an easy escape route.

That said, there's a reason people like porn. The Terminal List is an easy read that provides action without spending time on questions like "how did the most wanted man in the country sneak up on so many cautious people who knew he was coming?"

A good action story. It had some interesting elements that were pretty original. I really liked the protagonist and the plot was interesting. The details were believable. The one thing that I didn’t like was the politics that were clumsily shoehorned in. It was like the novel was written, and then someone said, this is great, but make it Trumpy. They aren’t a big deal, it wasn’t a big part of the book and didn’t happen much. Still worth reading.

I'm a mystery/thriller lover who doesn't like murder/extreme violence. I'd rather be challenged by a puzzle, but without gratuitous violence. Some authors provide this better than others. In The Terminal List, there's too much violence and not enough puzzle/thrill. The audio edition is narrated by the fantastic Ray Porter.

I'm a mystery/thriller lover who doesn't like murder/extreme violence. I'd rather be challenged by a puzzle, but without gratuitous violence. Some authors provide this better than others. In The Terminal List, there's too much violence and not enough puzzle/thrill. The audio edition is narrated by the fantastic Ray Porter.