Grabbed this one at the gym swap basket for a trip. Pre-9/11 which would definitely have affected the plot, but it moved along and the good guys win in the end, of course.

It may be that the Enola Gay actually was in the Air & Space museum at that time, but I've seen it more recently at the Udvar-Hazy Museum out near Dulles. That's a very interesting place. I was amazed at the size of the space shuttle on exhibit there.

Wow the critics are in full force on this one. While predicable on some fronts it was a pretty fun book to read. I had a hard time putting it down.

PRETTY GOOD YARN . . .

One of my favorites of his. Very unbelievable, but still a great read. It is, after all, a story.

Damn good book ! I expected the book to be a courtroom drama which the author is known for. But it was a pleasant surprise. Turned out to be nailbiting thriller ! Wonder why the book has not been turned into a movie. It has got all the elements of a high class action movie...Thoroughly enjoyed it.

This book wasn't based on any of Martini's "usual" characters. A small town lawyer gets mixed up with a man who isn't all he purports to be. There's terrorism, intrigue, and treachery everywhere. I really enjoyed this book. Burned through it in 2 days.

A cumbersome read. A very predictable plot, written like the author had a B movie in mind all the while.

Super!

Unlike “Fire from Heaven,” this one is one you don’t want to read before going to bed. It’s a typical thriller that if you think about it, you know how it has to end. The real questions are how it gets there and who survives. If you have the time, it can be read in a day.

I had to give it 5 stars just because of how intense it was, and how it was the type of book that I couldn't just put down. However, if I based my rating on the ending, I might have had to take off a star or two! If only the book ended one or two chapters earlier... I won't let those last short couple of chapters ruin what was otherwise a quick, great read, though, so... five stars it is!

Struggled through first few chapters until I was able to place everyone.

Scott Taggart is out to destroy the government after his business and family are destroyed at the hands of the IRS over a clerical error. This quote from the book says it all. "In Taggart's mind, America had reached the end of the line. It had killed Kirsten and given rise to a perpetual political class that was arrogant in its views and brazen in its corruption—a political aristocracy that displayed an indifference and contempt toward the public that was stunning. Now they would pay the price."

Several innocents get dragged into this doomsday story about anti-government/disgruntled American citizens working with Russian thugs to blow up the United States President during his State of the Union speech. The writing is excellent, and the action-packed plot is well-crafted. Although this book was written in 1998, the subject matter mimics today's headlines. Critical Mass was a heart-pounding thriller and a reminder that mass destruction is just one nuclear bomb away. Hopefully, we will never reach that point.